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Dictionary: push·ing   (pʊsh'ĭng) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Energetic; enterprising.
  2. Aggressive; forward; presuming.
pushingly push'ing·ly adv.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the act of applying force in order to move something away
  Synonym: push


The adjective pushing has one meaning:

Meaning #1: marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative
  Synonyms: aggressive, enterprising, pushful, pushy


Translations: Pushing
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - energisk, initiativrig, pågående

Nederlands (Dutch)
gedrang, ondernemend, opdringerig

Français (French)
adj. - bousculade

Deutsch (German)
adj. - nachdrücklich bestehend, energisch, aggressiv

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πιεστικός, φορτικός, φιλόδοξος, που κοντεύει (κάποια ηλικία)

Italiano (Italian)
energia, spinta

Português (Portuguese)
n. - empurrão (m)

Русский (Russian)
пробивной, прямолинейный, толкотня, почти (напр. 60-х годов)

Español (Spanish)
adj. - ambicioso, emprendedor, molesto, insistente

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - framåtsträvande, rivig, framfusig, påflugen

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
推的, 奋斗的, 有企业心的, 爱管闲事的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 推的, 奮鬥的, 有企業心的, 愛管閒事的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 박력 있는, 활동적인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 活動的な, 精力的な

idioms:

  • pushing up daisies    死ぬ, 死んで埋められる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) بيع مخدرات, فرض النفس على غيره‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נדחק, נדחף, כופה עצמו על הזולת, מבליט עצמו, שאפתן עד כדי תוקפנות, הגיע כמעט (לגיל מסוים)‬


 
 

 

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