driving
verbadjectivenouncommon in dialogue
- //ˈdɹaɪvɪŋ//
That drives (a mechanism or process).
verb
- 1
Also a form of drivepresent participle and gerund of drive
Etymology
From Middle English dryvyng, drivende, from Old English drīfende, from Proto-Germanic *drībandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *drībaną (“to drive”), equivalent to drive + -ing. Cognate with Saterland Frisian drieuwend, West Frisian driuwend, Dutch drijvend, German Low German drievend, German treibend, Swedish drivande.
adjective
- 1
That drives (a mechanism or process).
But the dull, cool, calculating effect given cumulatively through Stalin’s long career, the air of a great glacier moving slowly and by the easiest path to overwhelm some Alpine valley, is only part of the picture. At various times - and especially in his early career - the calm of his general manner was broken, and expression given to the driving emotions that possessed him.
- 2
That drives forcefully; strong; forceful; violent (of wind, rain, etc)
noun
- 1
The action of the verb to drive in any sense.
[…] with all its drivings of cattle and all its tithe battles, and all the killings and maimings consequent upon those battles, […]
- 2
In particular, the action of operating a motor vehicle.
There had been the whisky and Perrier in the morning but, in my ignorance of alcoholics then, I could not imagine one whisky harming anyone who was driving in an open car in the rain.
Risk is everywhere. From tabloid headlines insisting that coffee causes cancer (yesterday, of course, it cured it) to stern government warnings about alcohol and driving, the world is teeming with goblins.
- 3
The act of driving the ball; hitting the ball a long distance, especially from the tee to the putting green.
Heigh-ho! Sing heigh-ho! my Golf is most shocking; My driving is topping, my caddie's still mocking.
Ever since I started talking to myself with this new attitude toward my driving and my performance on the first tee and the first few holes, I have experienced consistently better performance with my driver.
There is no such being as a golfer uninterested in his driving.
Etymology
From Middle English driving, drivinge, equivalent to drive + -ing. Compare Dutch drijving, German Treibung.
Forms
- plural
- drivings
- comparative
- more driving
- superlative
- most driving
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