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driving en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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- drīʹvĭng
- /ˈdɹaɪvɪŋ/
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.
Meanings
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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.
1968, Robert Conquest, “The Purge Begins”, in The Great Terror: Stalin's Purge of the Thirties, Macmillan Company, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 77:
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That drives forcefully; strong; forceful; violent (of wind, rain, etc)
Forms
Translations (28)
ru дви́жущий (that drives) · es tractor (that drives) · pl napędowy (that drives) · es propelente (that drives) · sv körning (that drives) · mi tā whakarere (forceful of rain) · es impulsor (that drives) · uk руші́йний (that drives) · pt condutor (that drives) · el κινητήριος (that drives) · ru приводно́й (that drives) · cs hybný (that drives) · fr moteur (that drives) · be ру́хаючы (that drives) · es motriz (that drives) · bg пороен (forceful of rain) · sv körsel (that drives) · es propulsor (that drives) · hi चालक (that drives) · hu hajtó (that drives) · es motor (that drives) · es impelente (that drives) · bg двигателен (that drives) · de treibend (that drives) · bg движещ (that drives) · es traccionante (that drives) · da kørsel (that drives) · mi pūroro (forceful of rain)
driving en · VERB · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- drīʹvĭng
- /ˈdɹaɪvɪŋ/
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.
Meanings
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(form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of drive
driving en · NOUN · etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- drīʹvĭng
- /ˈdɹaɪvɪŋ/
Etymology
From Middle English driving, drivinge, equivalent to drive + -ing. Compare Dutch drijving, German Treibung.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) 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, […]
1825, Cobbett's Political Register, volume 54, page 789:
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(countable, uncountable) In particular, the action of operating a motor vehicle.
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.
2013 June 22, “Snakes and ladders”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, page 76: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.
1964, Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, →OCLC, page 156:
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(countable, uncountable) The act of driving the ball; hitting the ball a long distance, especially from the tee to the putting green.
There is no such being as a golfer uninterested in his driving.
2012, Jeff Silverman, Classic Golf Stories: 26 Incredible Tales from the Links:Heigh-ho! Sing heigh-ho! my Golf is most shocking; My driving is topping, my caddie's still mocking.
1899, L.P., “Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind”, in Golf Illustrated, volume 2, page 233: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.
2003, Daniel Stewart Acuff, Golf Talk, page 57:
Forms
Deriveds
driving test (Terms derived from the adjective or noun (and possibly verb)) · driving maul · driving motor (Terms derived from the adjective or noun (and possibly verb)) · screwdriving · driving spirit (Terms derived from the adjective or noun (and possibly verb)) · drink-driving (Terms derived from the adjective or noun (and possibly verb)) · driving trailer (Terms derived from the adjective or noun (and possibly verb)) · driving power (Terms derived from the adjective or noun (and possibly verb)) · drugged driving (Terms derived from the adjective or noun (and possibly verb)) · driving band (Terms derived from the adjective or noun (and possibly verb)) · driving time (Terms derived from the adjective or noun (and possibly verb)) · driving-gear (Terms derived from the adjective or noun (and possibly verb)) · driving while black (Terms derived from the adjective or noun (and possibly verb)) · drunken driving (Terms derived from the adjective or noun (and possibly verb)) · back-seat driving (Terms derived from the adjective or noun (and possibly verb)) · ecodriving · sleepdriving · impaired driving (Terms derived from the adjective or noun (and possibly verb)) · driving-putter (Terms derived from the adjective or noun (and possibly verb)) · driving mirror · driving moccasin (Terms derived from the adjective or noun (and possibly verb)) · driving impaired · driving-iron (Terms derived from the adjective or noun (and possibly verb)) · driving under the influence (Terms derived from the adjective or noun (and possibly verb)) · driving shaft (Terms derived from the adjective or noun (and possibly verb)) · driving iron (Terms derived from the adjective or noun (and possibly verb)) · driving licence (Terms derived from the adjective or noun (and possibly verb)) · drunk driving (Terms derived from the adjective or noun (and possibly verb)) · driving permit (Terms derived from the adjective or noun (and possibly verb)) · driving rain (Terms derived from the adjective or noun (and possibly verb)) · driving wind (Terms derived from the adjective or noun (and possibly verb)) · automated driving system (Terms derived from the adjective or noun (and possibly verb)) · driving van trailer (Terms derived from the adjective or noun (and possibly verb)) · driving axle (Terms derived from the adjective or noun (and possibly verb)) · driving license (Terms derived from the adjective or noun (and possibly verb)) · driving school (Terms derived from the adjective or noun (and possibly verb)) · driving glove (Terms derived from the adjective or noun (and possibly verb)) · non-driving (Terms derived from the adjective or noun (and possibly verb)) · driving seat (Terms derived from the adjective or noun (and possibly verb)) · driving notes (Terms derived from the adjective or noun (and possibly verb)) · driving-wheel (Terms derived from the adjective or noun (and possibly verb)) · driving-stick (Terms derived from the adjective or noun (and possibly verb)) · driving car (Terms derived from the adjective or noun (and possibly verb)) · driving mirror (Terms derived from the adjective or noun (and possibly verb)) · driving force (Terms derived from the adjective or noun (and possibly verb)) · truckdriving · driving while Mexican · drug driving (Terms derived from the adjective or noun (and possibly verb)) · driving-box (Terms derived from the adjective or noun (and possibly verb)) · nondriving (Terms derived from the adjective or noun (and possibly verb)) · in the driving seat (Terms derived from the adjective or noun (and possibly verb)) · drunk-driving (Terms derived from the adjective or noun (and possibly verb)) · driving range (Terms derived from the adjective or noun (and possibly verb)) · driving wheel (Terms derived from the adjective or noun (and possibly verb)) · psychic driving (Terms derived from the adjective or noun (and possibly verb)) · wardriving (Terms derived from the adjective or noun (and possibly verb)) · driving examiner (Terms derived from the adjective or noun (and possibly verb)) · cabdriving · driving drunk
Translations (32)
ko 운전 (action of the verb to drive in any sense) · es manejo (action of operating a motor vehicle) · fr conduite (action of the verb to drive in any sense) · sh vožnja (action of operating a motor vehicle) · bg шофиране (action of operating a motor vehicle) · sh vožnja (action of the verb to drive in any sense) · hi चालन (action of operating a motor vehicle) · fr conduite (action of operating a motor vehicle) · pl jazda (action of operating a motor vehicle) · pt condução (action of operating a motor vehicle) · ar قِيَادَة (action of operating a motor vehicle) · ja 運転 (action of the verb to drive in any sense) · es conducción (action of operating a motor vehicle) · ru автовожде́ние (action of operating a motor vehicle) · cmn 開車 /开车 (action of the verb to drive in any sense) · de Fahren (action of the verb to drive in any sense) · pt direção (action of operating a motor vehicle) · ru вожде́ние (action of operating a motor vehicle) · acw سِواقة (action of operating a motor vehicle) · sh вожња (action of operating a motor vehicle) · da kørsel (action of the verb to drive in any sense) · ru вожде́ние (action of the verb to drive in any sense) · ru управле́ние (action of the verb to drive in any sense) · ar سِيَاقَة (action of operating a motor vehicle) · ca conducció (action of the verb to drive in any sense) · sh вожња (action of the verb to drive in any sense) · cmn 駕駛 /驾驶 (action of the verb to drive in any sense) · ru езда́ (action of operating a motor vehicle) · ru езда́ (action of the verb to drive in any sense) · hi चालन (action of the verb to drive in any sense) · de Lenkung (action of the verb to drive in any sense) · ca conducció (action of operating a motor vehicle)