The act by which something is pushed.
"The pushing of the heavy cart required all five of us to move it forward together."
In plain English: Pushing is when you force something to move away from yourself by applying pressure with your hands or body.
"The pushing started when everyone tried to get into the club at once."
present participle of push
"The child was pushing the toy car across the floor."
In plain English: Pushing means applying force to something so that it moves away from you.
"He was pushing his stroller down the sidewalk while talking on his phone."
That pushes forward; pressing, driving.
"The strong wind was pushing forward loose debris across the empty street."
In plain English: Pushing describes someone who is trying too hard to force their way into attention or success at other people's expense.
"The pushing crowd moved slowly toward the exit."