thrusting
noun
[ ˈθrʌstɪŋ ]
• the motion of pushing or lunging suddenly or violently.
thrusting
adjective
• aggressively ambitious.
• "thrusting entrepreneurs"
Similar:
aggressive,
ambitious,
assertive,
pushy,
pushing,
insistent,
forceful,
forward,
energetic,
determined,
driven,
obtrusive,
bold,
brash,
bumptious,
presumptuous,
full of oneself,
self-assertive,
overbearing,
domineering,
cocksure,
loud,
obnoxious,
full of get-up-and-go,
pushful,
• (of an object or part of the body) projecting in a conspicuous way.
• "a thrusting jaw"
thrust
verb
• push suddenly or violently in a specified direction.
• "she thrust her hands into her pockets"
Similar:
shove,
push,
propel,
impel,
send,
press,
drive,
plunge,
stick,
force,
shoot,
ram,
barge,
bump,
knock,
strike,
hit,
jolt,
butt,
prod,
poke,
nudge,
elbow,
shoulder,
bulldoze,
sweep,
jostle,
bundle,
hustle,
hurry,
rush,
manhandle,
impose,
foist,
unload,
inflict,
obtrude,
urge,
saddle someone with,
land someone with,
burden someone with,
lumber someone with,
Origin:
Middle English (as a verb): from Old Norse thrýsta ; perhaps related to Latin trudere ‘to thrust’. The noun is first recorded (early 16th century) in the sense ‘act of pressing’.
