adj

pushing

PUU-shihng

adj

Aggressively assertive or forceful; pushy.

"He has a pushing manner that some colleagues find off-putting."

How to Use Pushing

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishDescribes someone who forces their way forward or presses their views too aggressively.

Easily confused with

pushy →

more pushing comparative, pushings plural, most pushing superlative

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He has a _____ manner that some colleagues find off-putting.

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