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pushing [ˈpʊʃɪŋ] adj 1. enterprising, resourceful, or aggressively ambitious 2. impertinently self-assertive adv
almost or nearly (a certain age, speed, etc.) pushing fifty pushingly adv pushingness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations pushing (inf) adj → penetrant (pej) pushing [ˈpʊʃɪŋ] 2. adj (enterprising) → intraprendente (pej) → arrivista pushing [ˈpʊʃɪŋ] 2. adj (enterprising) → intraprendente (pej) → arrivista How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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"I don't think you will,", said the Ferryman, pushing off; "this city is situated on the Island of the Unreturning. Then came archers of the guard, shrill-voiced women of the camp, English pages with their fair skins and blue wondering eyes, dark-robed friars, lounging men-at-arms, swarthy loud-tongued Gascon serving-men, seamen from the river, rude peasants of the Medoc, and becloaked and befeathered squires of the court, all jostling and pushing in an ever-changing, many-colored stream, while English, French, Welsh, Basque, and the varied dialects of Gascony and Guienne filled the air with their babel. "No, I won't," said Pierre, pushing Anatole aside, and he went up to the window. |
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