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The correct spelling is driving.
How to pronounce driving
/ˈdɹaɪvɪŋ/
verbIPA: /ˈdɹaɪvɪŋ/
Say it like: Dri-vin-g
The correct spelling is driving. To provide an impetus for motion or other physical change, to move an object by means of the provision of force thereto. For example: "You drive nails into wood with a hammer."
Usage Examples
“You drive nails into wood with a hammer.”
“My wife's constant harping about the condition of the house threatens to drive me to distraction.”
“to drive twenty thousand head of cattle from Texas to the Kansas railheads; to drive sheep out of a field”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To provide an impetus for motion or other physical change, to move an object by means of the provision of force thereto.
- 2.To provide an impetus for a non-physical change, especially a change in one's state of mind.
- 3.To displace either physically or non-physically, through the application of force.
- 4.To cause intrinsic motivation through the application or demonstration of force: to impel or urge onward thusly, to compel to move on, to coerce, intimidate or threaten.
- 5.(especially of animals) To impel or urge onward by force; to push forward; to compel to move on.
adjective
- 1.That drives (a mechanism or process).
- 2.Of wind, rain, etc That drives forcefully; strong; forceful; violent
noun
- 1.The action of the verb to drive in any sense.
- 2.In particular, the action of operating a motor vehicle.
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