Meaning & use
thrusting
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Pushing or shoving forcefully and suddenly (present participle of thrust).
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He kept thrusting his hand into the air, eager to answer.
The soldiers advanced, thrusting their weapons forward.
A note on using this word
Also used as an adjective in British English to describe an aggressively ambitious person, as in "a thrusting young executive."
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Another way to use it
2. adjective
(British, informal) aggressively ambitious and energetic
He was known as a thrusting young executive determined to climb the ladder.
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