noun

driving

DREYE-vihng

noun

The activity of operating and steering a motor vehicle.

"He took driving lessons before his test."

"Driving in the city is more stressful than driving on the motorway."

adj

Powering or forcing something forward with great energy; intensely forceful, as of wind or rain.

"The driving rain made it hard to see the road."

"Ambition was the driving force behind her success."

How to Use Driving

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishEither the act of controlling a vehicle, or an adjective describing something that pushes forward with force.

Common pairings

driving test driving licence driving rain driving force

more driving comparative, drivings plural, most driving superlative

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From Old English drīfende, the present-participle form of "drive" — the same pattern as walking from walk.

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