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driving

/ˈdɹaɪvɪŋ/ adjective A2
  1. That drives (a mechanism or process).
  2. That drives forcefully; strong; forceful; violent (of wind, rain, etc)
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The despotism and hatred of Liberalism which animated the Continental Governments had had the effect of driving to our shores a number of men who might have made excellent citizens were they not soured by the recollection of all that they had undergone.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 56 · B2
“Yes, if you have nothing better to do.” A minute later we were both in a hansom, driving furiously for the Brixton Road.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 25 · B2
“If I can only find what the fellow is driving at by reconciling all these accomplishments, and discovering a calling which needs them all,” I said to myself, “I may as well give up the attempt at once.”
A Study in Scarlet, p. 15 · B2
A MILLER and his son were driving their Ass to a neighboring fair to sell him.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 50 · B2

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