driving

adjective

driv·​ing ˈdrī-viŋ 

1

a

: communicating force

a driving wheel

b

: exerting pressure

a driving influence

2

a

: having great force

a driving rain

a driving beat

b

: acting with vigor : energetic

a hard-driving worker

Examples of driving in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

View Photos Some dual-motor all-wheel-drive electrics—such as early versions of the Tesla Model Y—offer more driving range than their two-wheel-drive analogs due to careful calibration to only use a single motor during the EPA's test cycles. —Drew Dorian, Car and Driver, 17 Mar. 2023

On Earth, Nissan has set a 2020 goal for the market debut of cars that can navigate without human intervention under most driving conditions. —Jeremy Hsu, IEEE Spectrum, 13 Jan. 2015

Part of this math was calculated when the system was to use autonomous 12-passenger vans, which have never materialized, and then by having four passengers in each autonomous SUV, with one person sitting in the non-driving driver’s seat. —Curbed, 7 Jan. 2022

This non-driving person is entirely befuddled by such matters. —Lance Eliot, Forbes, 21 June 2022

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a

Phrases Containing driving

• drink-driving
• driving licence
• driving me out of my mind
• driving one bananas
• driving range
• drunk driving
• drunken driving
• hard-driving
• night driving
• reckless driving