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pushing one's way

pushing one's way is the present participle and gerund of push one's way.

Meaning of push one's way

Verb

push one's way (third-person singular simple present pushes one's way, present participle pushing one's way, simple past and past participle pushed one's way)

  1. (idiomatic) to make one's way by pushing.
    • As soon as we had come to a stand in Kamina Station, a swarm of porters pushed their way into the compartment to get my luggage. I selected one, and ordered the others out, and then detrained.1958 February, Arthur F. Beckenham, “A Journey in the Belgian Congo”, in Railway Magazine, page 125

Questions about pushing one's way

What is pushing one's way the present participle and gerund of?
Pushing one's way is the present participle and gerund of push one's way.

Words near pushing one's way in the dictionary

  1. pushing into the long grass
  2. pushing it
  3. pushing off
  4. pushing on
  5. pushing one's luck
  6. pushing one's way
  7. pushing one's way in
  8. pushing out
  9. pushing over
  10. pushing paper
  11. pushing papers

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