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pushing

[ poosh-ing ]

adjective

  1. that pushes.
  2. enterprising; energetic.

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  3. tactlessly or officiously aggressive; forward; intrusive.

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pushing

/ ˈʊʃɪŋ /

adjective

  1. enterprising, resourceful, or aggressively ambitious
  2. impertinently self-assertive
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. almost or nearly (a certain age, speed, etc)

    pushing fifty

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܲ󾱲ԲԱ, noun
  • ˈܲ󾱲Բ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ܲiԲ· adverb
  • ܲiԲ·Ա noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of pushing1

First recorded in 1520–30; push + -ing 2
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Speaking to an audience Tuesday, Rivkin said the studio trade group, along with its guild and union partners, would be “pushing for greater action at the federal level this year.”

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Fairly quickly, those pushing for dialogue either left or were pushed out, leaving Yoon surrounded by people who agreed with him, and lower-level bureaucrats, too scared to speak out.

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Silicon Valley also is facing possible retaliation from the European Union, with France pushing for the bloc to hit the tech services sector with duties.

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Since 2009, Greenland has had the right to call an independence referendum, though in recent years some political parties have begun pushing more for one.

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Trump at times has mentioned certain policy outcomes, namely pushing back on drug trafficking, when asked what he’s hoping to achieve from tariffs on places like Mexico and Canada.

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