English Explanatory Dictionary

driving

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of drive
adj
  1. That drives (a mechanism or process).
  2. That drives forcefully; strong; forceful; violent (of wind, rain, etc)
noun
  1. The action of the verb to drive in any sense.
  2. In particular, the action of operating a motor vehicle.
  3. The act of driving the ball; hitting the ball a long distance, especially from the tee to the putting green.

Pronunciation

drīʹvĭng /ˈdɹaɪvɪŋ/ en-us-driving.ogg

Word forms

driving more driving most driving drivings

Etymology

From Middle English dryvyng, drivende, from Old English drīfende, from Proto-Germanic *drībandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *drībaną (“to drive”), equivalent to drive + -ing. Cognate with Saterland Frisian drieuwend, West Frisian driuwend, Dutch drijvend, German Low German drievend, German treibend, Swedish drivande.

Derived words

cabdriving driving drunk driving impaired driving maul ecodriving screwdriving sleepdriving truckdriving automated driving system back-seat driving drink-driving driving axle driving band driving-box driving car driving examiner driving force driving-gear driving glove driving iron driving-iron driving licence driving license driving mirror driving moccasin driving motor driving notes driving permit driving power driving-putter driving rain driving range driving school driving seat driving shaft driving spirit driving-stick driving test driving time driving trailer driving under the influence driving van trailer driving-wheel driving wheel driving while black driving wind drug driving drugged driving drunk-driving drunk driving drunken driving impaired driving in the driving seat non-driving nondriving psychic driving wardriving
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