Thrusting — synonyms, definition

1. thrusting (Noun)

jab jabbing poke poking thrust

thrusting (Noun) — A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow). ex. "he made a thrusting motion with his fist"

gesture

2. thrusting (Verb)

forcing hurling hurtling lunging piercing pushing up shoving squeezing stuffing throwing

thrusting (Verb) — Push forcefully. ex. "He thrust his chin forward"

thrusting (Verb) — Press or force. ex. "She thrust the letter into his hand"

thrusting (Verb) — Make a thrusting forward movement.

thrusting (Verb) — Impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably. ex. "She thrust her diet fads on him"

thrusting (Verb) — Penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument.

thrusting (Verb) — (geology) force (molten rock) into pre-existing rock.

thrusting (Verb) — Stick out in an upwards direction. ex. "The front of the trains that had collided head-on thrust up into the air"

thrusting (Verb) — Place or put with great energy. ex. "thrust the money in the hands of the beggar"

compelling forcing jutting jutting out laying moving obligating obliging penetrating perforating placing posing positioning projecting protruding pushing putting setting sticking out Goring boosting centering punch centring punch darting digging driving empaling forcing horning impaling jabbing lancing pegging poking popping pounding prodding punching ramming • • • thrust ahead