What it means
- (verb) To provide an impetus for motion or other physical change, to move an object by means of the provision of force thereto. “You drive nails into wood with a hammer.”
- (verb) To provide an impetus for a non-physical change, especially a change in one's state of mind. “My wife's constant harping about the condition of the house threatens to drive me to distraction.”
- (verb) To displace either physically or non-physically, through the application of force.
- (verb) To cause intrinsic motivation through the application or demonstration of force: to impel or urge onward thusly, to compel to move on, to coerce, intimidate or threaten.
- (verb) (especially of animals) To impel or urge onward by force; to push forward; to compel to move on. “to drive twenty thousand head of cattle from Texas to the Kansas railheads; to drive sheep out of a field”
- (verb) To direct a vehicle powered by a horse, ox or similar animal.
- (verb) To cause animals to flee out of. “The beaters drove the brambles, causing a great rush of rabbits and other creatures.”
- (verb) To move (something) by hitting it with great force. “You drive nails into wood with a hammer.”
- (verb) To cause (a mechanism) to operate. “The pistons drive the crankshaft.”
- (verb) To operate (a wheeled motorized vehicle). “drive a car”
- (verb) To motivate; to provide an incentive for. “What drives a person to run a marathon?”
- (verb) To compel (to do something). “Their debts finally drove them to sell the business.”
Letter analysis
- Driving contains 7 letters: 2 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
- It uses 6 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 2.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 12.
Sub-words
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Other 7-letter words
- abalone
- abandon
- abashed
- abashes
- abasing
- abating
- abbrevs
- abdomen
- abducts
- abetted
- abetter
- abettor
- abiding
- ability
- abjured
- abjures
- abolish
- aborted
Words starting with DRI
- dribble
- dribbled
- dribbler
- dribblers
- dribbles
- dribbling
- driblet
- driblets
- dried
- drier
- driers
- dries
- driest
- drift
- drifted
- drifter
- drifters
- drifting
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Common questions
What does Driving mean?
To provide an impetus for motion or other physical change, to move an object by means of the provision of force thereto.
How many letters are in Driving?
Driving has 7 letters.
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