noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of one who shoves.

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

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of shove form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

buntbuttdrivedrivingdriving forcehustle

Example

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"Listen, Tom, will you just stop shoving me around?"

Etymology

From Middle English schovynge; equivalent to shove + -ing.

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