pushing

About 9.11 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb present participle and gerund of push
2. adjective That pushes forward; pressing, driving.
3. adjective Aggressively assertive; pushy.
4. noun The act by which something is pushed.

   We were soon separated by the pushings and shovings of the crowd.

Similar words

pushful aggressive pushy enterprising ambitious thrusting shoving propelling accelerating dispatch

Often followed by

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