thrusting

verb

Definition of thrustingnext
present participle of thrust
1
as in pushing
to apply force to (someone or something) so that it moves in front of one the cat thrust her paw under the couch, trying to reach her toy mouse

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2
as in rising
to move or extend upward the butte thrusts up 300 feet from the floor of the valley

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrusting
  1. pushing
  2. rising
  3. climbing
  4. driving
  5. ascending
  6. lifting
Verb
  • Donnelly said the winds changed overnight, pushing the blaze back over the border to New Jersey.
    Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
  • The actress and former Disney Channel star merges edgy contemporary designs while still pushing boundaries with accessories and various elements beyond her sartorial statements.
    Julia Teti, WWD, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of pushing
Verb
  • Total crime rates show a steady upward trend over the decade, rising sharply in 2023.
    Jovi Dai, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Obesity rates in children and adolescents have been rising for decades.
    Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of rising
Verb
  • This summer, parts of the continent experienced a record-breaking heat wave with temperatures climbing up to 50 degrees Fahrenheit above normal from mid-July.
    Laura Paddison, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The robot was then trained to use these hooks for climbing via reinforcement learning.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of climbing
Verb
  • The driving rats project has opened new and unexpected doors in my behavioral neuroscience research lab.
    Kelly Lambert, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Modern cars have almost unilaterally replaced dashboards full of tactile knobs with sleek, iPad-like digital displays, despite concerns these alluring devices might be making distracted driving worse.
    Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of driving
Verb
  • Are the Himalayan moths, partial to cooler weather, ascending up the mountains as temperatures below steadily rise?
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Taylor Swift is ascending over Indianapolis — literally.
    Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of ascending
Verb
  • Due to the floating wind turbine’s constant motion caused by wind, waves, and currents, load-control systems were built during this operation to regulate the load during the lifting activities.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Then, smile, lifting your cheek muscles up; place your fingers on the top of your cheeks and release your lips to a neutral posture.
    Erica Sweeney, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of lifting
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