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pushing under

pushing under is the present participle and gerund of push under.

Meaning of push under

Verb

push under (third-person singular simple present pushes under, present participle pushing under, simple past and past participle pushed under)

  1. To hide or repress (emotion)
    • The "sensible" person, in contrast, recognizes that the yearning cannot be stilled, so he tries instead to push it under. This isn't successful either, for the longing keeps surfacing, and his attempts to repress it must constantly be renewed.1999, Marva J. Dawn, A Royal "Waste" of Time: The Splendor of Worshiping God and Being Church for the World

Questions about pushing under

What is pushing under the present participle and gerund of?
Pushing under is the present participle and gerund of push under.

Words near pushing under in the dictionary

  1. pushing the envelope
  2. pushing the limit
  3. pushing the right buttons
  4. pushing through
  5. pushing together
  6. pushing under
  7. pushing up
  8. pushing up against
  9. pushing up daisies
  10. pushing up on
  11. pushing up the daisies

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