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pushing

/ˈpʊʃɪŋ/ adjective C2
  1. That pushes forward; pressing, driving.
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“Ecco!” said the guide, and pushing Danglars into the cell, he closed the door upon him.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 1073 · C1
I’ll have to be pushing on my way; for the early hours of a case are the precious ones, as no man knows better than your own self.
The Valley of Fear, p. 10 · C1
“We came here on business,” said Stamford, sitting down on a high three-legged stool, and pushing another one in my direction with his foot.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 9 · B2
But when, for the fourth time, after pushing back our chairs from breakfast we saw the greasy, heavy brown swirl still drifting past us and condensing in oily drops upon the window-panes, my comrade’s impatient and active nature could endure this drab existence no longer.
Sherlock Holmes: The Bruce-Partington Plans, p. 1 · B2

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