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Meaning of 'thrusting' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Thrusting [ n.]
- The act of pushing with force.
- The act of squeezing curd with the 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.
2 . Thrusting [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Thrust

Meaning of 'thrusting' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . thrusting [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
Example in sentence:
  • he made a thrusting motion with his fist;
  • he warned me with a jab with his finger

Nearby Words:

thracian thrack thrackscat thraldom thrall thrall-less thrall-like thralldom thranite thrapple

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