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Driving

//ˈdɹaɪvɪŋ// adj, noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 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. 2
    That drives forcefully; strong; forceful; violent (of wind, rain, etc)
Adjective
  1. 1
    having the power of driving or impelling wordnet
  2. 2
    acting with vigor wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    The action of the verb to drive in any sense. countable, uncountable

    "[…] with all its drivings of cattle and all its tithe battles, and all the killings and maimings consequent upon those battles, […]"

  2. 2
    the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal wordnet
  3. 3
    In particular, the action of operating a motor vehicle. countable, uncountable

    "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."

  4. 4
    hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver wordnet
  5. 5
    The act of driving the ball; hitting the ball a long distance, especially from the tee to the putting green. countable, uncountable

    "Heigh-ho! Sing heigh-ho! my Golf is most shocking; My driving is topping, my caddie's still mocking."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of drive form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

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.

Etymology 3

From Middle English driving, drivinge, equivalent to drive + -ing. Compare Dutch drijving, German Treibung.

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