driving
having the power of driving or impelling
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,314 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 7,512 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- having the power of driving or impelling also: impulsive a driving personal ambitionthe driving force was his innate enthusiasm
- acting with vigor responsibility turned the spoiled playboy into a driving young executive
noun
- hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver also: drive he sliced his drive out of bounds
- the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal
driving in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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He could not grasp what she was driving at.
The Soul of a Child · Edwin Björkman · Chapter 1
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Members of the driving crew leaped shouting from one log to another.
The Riverman · Stewart Edward White · Chapter 1
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I came away early, for the express purpose of driving to ask about her.
Greville Fane · Henry James · Chapter 1
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The man who was driving the car had the air of not expecting to stop at the parsonage.
The City of Fire · Grace Livingston Hill · Chapter 1
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The Woodburn party arrived in high spirits, a sleigh, containing the Fairview family, driving up at the same time.
Christmas with Grandma Elsie · Martha Finley · Chapter 1