Synonyms for pushing
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : poosh-ing |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpʊʃ ɪŋ |
Définition of pushing
Origin :- early 14c., from Old French poulser (Modern French pousser), from Latin pulsare "to beat, strike, push," frequentative of pellere (past participle pulsus) "to push, drive, beat" (see pulse (n.1)). Meaning "promote" is from 1714; meaning "approach a certain age" is from 1937. For palatization of -s-, OED compares brush (n.1); quash. Related: Pushed; pushing.
- "Pushing up the daisies now," said a soldier of his dead comrade. ["The American Florist," vol. XLVIII, No. 1504, March 31, 1917]
- To push (someone) around is from 1923. To push (one's) luck is from 1754. To push the envelope in figurative sense is late 1980s. To push up daisies "be dead and buried" is from World War I.
- adj aggressive
- Mr Clayton was pushing me forward, and urging a dagger into my hand.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- Pushing his plate to one side, Stineli's father put his cap on his head.
- Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri
- And pushing, crowding, hugging the side of the stall, Mortimer fought his way to the girl.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- Then, pushing his support before him, he struck out for the middle of the stream.
- Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
- "Do you good," he insinuated, pushing the bottle gently over.
- Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
- A pushing open of the outer door, a bang, and hasty footsteps in the hall.
- Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
- For that was his usual way of pushing through a crowd; as you have heard before.
- Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
- People were pushing and shoving, and he saw her face grow pale.
- Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington
- "Quite the wrong method," he said, shaking his head and pushing past.
- Extract from : « Alarms and Discursions » by G. K. Chesterton
- "I am not able for that, sir," replied Moriarty, pushing past him.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
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