The meaning of PUSHING is marked by ambition, energy, enterprise, and initiative.

If you say that someone is pushing a particular age, you mean that they are nearly that age.

pushing (ˈpʊʃɪŋ) adj 1. enterprising, resourceful, or aggressively ambitious 2. impertinently self-assertive

pushing, adj. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

Jan 2, 2025 · pushing (comparative more pushing, superlative most pushing) That pushes forward; pressing, driving. quotations

uk / ˈpʊʃ.ɪŋ / us / ˈpʊʃ.ɪŋ / be pushing 50, 60, etc. Add to word list to be almost 50, 60, etc. years old:

Pushing refers to the action or process of applying force to an object or person in order to move them away from oneself or from the source of the force, usually in a forward or outward direction.