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driving away

driving away is the present participle and gerund of drive away.

Meaning of drive away

Verb

drive away (third-person singular simple present drives away, present participle driving away, simple past drove away, past participle driven away)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drive, away.
    • This car's a real bargain, and you could drive it away this afternoon!
  2. (idiomatic) To force someone or something to leave
    • I managed to drive the vultures away by shouting and waving my arms about.

Questions about driving away

What is driving away the present participle and gerund of?
Driving away is the present participle and gerund of drive away.

Words near driving away in the dictionary

  1. driving a nail where it will go
  2. driving a stake through its heart
  3. driving a wedge
  4. driving a wedge between
  5. driving at
  6. driving away
  7. driving axle
  8. driving axles
  9. driving back
  10. driving band
  11. driving bands

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