driving
adjective
driv·ing
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Definition of driving
1a
: communicating force
a driving wheel
b
: exerting pressure
a driving influence
2a
: having great force
a driving rain a driving beat
b
: acting with vigor : energetic
a hard-driving worker
Examples of driving in a Sentence
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Registrar Erin Deveney stepped down following revelations that Zhukovskyy’s Massachusetts license should have been suspended because of a past drunken driving arrest in Connecticut that Massachusetts had failed to process. — Matt Rocheleau, BostonGlobe.com, "N.H. suspends 900 licenses after review, but Sununu says it’s a ‘different situation’ than Mass.," 28 Aug. 2019 Temperatures are sufficient for a bit of accumulation that could affect driving conditions for the Wednesday morning rush. — Matt Rogers, Washington Post, "D.C.-area forecast: Light snow tonight into Wednesday, warmer by the weekend," 16 Jan. 2018 Road improvements have cut driving time from Lijiang from a full day down to three hours. — Jason Motlagh, Marie Claire, "Kingdom of Women," 18 Jan. 2018 Sport and Sport-plus modes allow quicker steering and more driving pleasure. — Emma Jayne Williams, star-telegram, "Infiniti’s updated Q60 sport coupe returns for 2018 with prices from $38,950-$54,000 | Fort Worth Star-Telegram," 5 Jan. 2018 Ice accumulations should be light on Thursday, but will still make driving conditions dangerous at times. — Rosemarie Stein | The Oregonian/oregonlive, OregonLive.com, "Portland metro Wednesday weather: Gorge gets high winds today, freezing rain tomorrow," 3 Jan. 2018 Inside the team, Bellarmine has more driving forces. — Jake Lourim, The Courier-Journal, "Under Scott Davenport's steady leadership, Bellarmine hoops looks to carry over its success," 2 Nov. 2017 It's been engineered to work in concert with the new 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine setup offering significantly more driving excitement than before. — Terry Troy, cleveland.com, "New 2018 Camry is a game changer for Toyota," 8 July 2017 And if driving directions take her onto a high freeway overpass? — Orange County Register, "Chargers bring running back Kenjon Barner closer to home," 31 Mar. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'driving.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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driving
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of driving
: falling or blowing with great force and speed
—used in the phrase driving force to describe the person or thing that causes or controls something
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