driving
Americanadjective
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demanding a high or unreasonable rate of work from subordinates.
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vigorously active; energetic.
a driving young executive.
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having force and violence.
a driving storm.
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relaying or transmitting power.
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used while operating a vehicle.
driving gloves.
adjective
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having or moving with force and violence
driving rain
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forceful or energetic
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relating to the controlling of a motor vehicle in motion
driving test
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He enjoyed driving and over the years, graduated to luxurious vehicles from the $1,000 Ford Falcon in which he first took to the freeways.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Subsequent cellphone videos and surveillance cameras show Rinderknecht driving around the neighborhood near the fire for almost two hours after the blaze started, sometimes trailing Fire Department vehicles.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026
Willetts, who handed himself into police two days after the crash, had been driving the wrong way down a one-way street at the time.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
But the ocean releases that heat into the atmosphere slowly, often driving up global average temperatures the following year.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
They still had to find somewhere out of the wind and driving rain.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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