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shoving down

shoving down is the present participle and gerund of shove down.

Meaning of shove down

Verb

shove down (third-person singular simple present shoves down, present participle shoving down, simple past and past participle shoved down)

  1. Synonym of shove over.
    Synonyms:
    shove over
  2. (transitive) To suppress (emotions).
    • He shoved down his anger and pressed forward.

Questions about shoving down

What is shoving down the present participle and gerund of?
Shoving down is the present participle and gerund of shove down.

Words near shoving down in the dictionary

  1. shovey
  2. shovin'
  3. shoving
  4. shoving about
  5. shoving around
  6. shoving down
  7. shoving it up your ass
  8. shoving off
  9. shoving on
  10. shoving over
  11. shoving something down someone's throat

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