How to pronounce driving
American English pronunciation
DRY-ving
- IPA
- /ˈdɹaɪvɪŋ/
- Syllables
- DRY · ving (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What driving means
Most people know driving in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
Falling hard and fast, as rain pushed by wind
In a sentence: A driving rain pounded the roof while the wind howled.
Where it comes from: It comes from drive, a very old word for pushing something along, plus -ing. Wind drives the rain along.
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