# thrusting

Pronunciation: say "THRUST-ing" /ˈθɹʌstɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of thrust. — present participle and gerund of thrust
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of thrust. Use it after is or was, or to name the action.
   - _Reporters crowded the courthouse steps, thrusting microphones at the senator._
   - _The company is thrusting new duties on its staff without any extra pay._

## Noun

2. A forceful pushing or driving motion made by a person or thing.
   - Simple: A hard, strong pushing movement made by a person or thing.
   - _The steady thrusting of the pistons shook the whole deck._
   - _The fencers' quick thrustings and parries drew cheers from the crowd._

## Other meanings

- (noun) The act of squeezing curd by hand, to expel the whey.
- (noun) The white whey, or that which is last pressed out of the curd by the hand, and of which butter is sometimes made.

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