driving
IPA: drˈaɪvɪŋ
noun
- The action of the verb to drive in any sense.
- In particular, the action of operating a motor vehicle.
- (golf) The act of driving the ball; hitting the ball a long distance, especially from the tee to the putting green.
adjective
- That drives (a mechanism or process).
- That drives forcefully; strong; forceful; violent (of wind, rain, etc)
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Examples of "driving" in Sentences
- The man is driving a car to the west.
- The accident was owing to careless driving.
- The accident was due to his careless driving.
- The speedometer of the car is tested by driving up on to a dynamometer.
- Issues of irresponsible driving are to do with the driver not the vehicle.
- If they slip up, is there anyone ready to slide into the title driving seat?
- The Prime Minister promised to spend his premiership fighting for the Big Society, which he described as his driving passion in politics.
- United in the title driving seat, admits Benitez LIVERPOOL: Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez admitted Manchester United were in the driving seat for the title after watching his side drop two crucial points at Anfield on Tuesday.
- Alabama to demonstrate that two light, and, as regards equipment, comparatively insignificant vessels of war would have little difficulty in driving from the ocean a flag which, three years ago, might have been seen upon every wave of every sea.
- C.S. Rolls, in driving from the ‘Cat and Fiddle,’ was evidently so deceived by both the gradient and the corner that he actually threw his mechanic off the car, owing to the vehicle travelling at much higher rate than was allowed for, and the gradient keeping the car running at a great speed right up to the comer.
- Quite often when I'm driving somewhere on my own, my cell phone will start vibrating with repeated texts coming in and when I finally get home (we rent a condo together) she will petulantly ask me why I did not respond to her texts and I'll simply reply with "… because I was * driving*??" and stare at her like she's on drugs.
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