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- Dictionarythrusting/ˈθrʌstɪŋ/
noun
- 1. the motion of pushing or lunging suddenly or violently.
adjective
- 1. aggressively ambitious: "thrusting entrepreneurs"
- 2. (of an object or part of the body) projecting in a conspicuous way: "a thrusting jaw"
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to push suddenly and strongly: She thrust the money into his hand. They thrust a microphone in front of me and fired questions at me. She thrust the papers at me (= towards me). The bodyguards thrust past the crowd to get at the cameraman. Synonym. lunge. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Pushing and shoving. bat something/someone away.
Thrust definition: to push forcibly; shove; put or drive with force. See examples of THRUST used in a sentence.
thrusting- a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist". jab, jabbing, poking, poke, thrust. gesture- motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling.
to push suddenly and strongly: She thrust the money into his hand. They thrust a microphone in front of me and fired questions at me. She thrust the papers at me (= toward me). The bodyguards thrust past the crowd to get at the cameraman. Synonym. lunge. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Pushing and shoving. bat something/someone away.
Jul 7, 2012 · How to use thrust in a sentence. to push or drive with force : shove; to cause to enter or pierce something by or as if by pushing; extend, spread… See the full definition
(ˈθrʌstɪŋ ) adjective. ambitious and having great drive. a thrusting young executive. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Examples of 'thrusting' in a sentence. thrusting.
Thrusting definition: ambitious and having great drive. See examples of THRUSTING used in a sentence.
To thrust is to push forward quickly and forcibly, like the way a pirate would plunge or thrust a sword into his enemy. Thrust is often used when you're talking about knives or swords or jabbing someone with something. In fact, a thrust refers to a sharp blow or stab.
If you thrust something or someone somewhere, you push or move them there quickly with a lot of force. They thrust him into the back of a jeep. American English : thrust / ˈθrʌst /
thrust. [transitive, intransitive] to push something/somebody suddenly or violently in a particular direction; to move quickly and suddenly in a particular direction. thrust something/somebody/yourself + adv/prep. He thrust the baby into my arms and ran off. She thrust her hands deep into her pockets.
