English dictionary
thrusting
verbParts of speech
Definitions
verb
- To make advance with force.
- To force something upon someone.
- To push out or extend rapidly or powerfully.
noun
- The motion by which someone or something thrusts.
- The act of squeezing curd by hand, to expel the whey.
- The white whey, or that which is last pressed out of the curd by the hand, and of which butter is sometimes made.
Example sentences
We thrust at the enemy with our forces.
I asked her not to thrust the responsibility on me.
He thrust his arm into the icy stream and grabbed a wriggling fish, astounding the observers.