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Thrusting

🔄 Synonyms of "Thrusting"

5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
thrustnoun	A push, stab, or lunge forward (the act thereof.)
pokeverb	To prod or jab with an object such as a finger or a stick.
jabbingnoun	A motion or gesture that jabs; a jab.
pokingnoun	The act by which something is poked.
jabnoun	(British) A medical hypodermic injection (vaccination or inoculation).

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
pokeverb	To prod or jab with an object such as a finger or a stick.
pokingnoun	The act by which something is poked.
jabbingnoun	A motion or gesture that jabs; a jab.
jabverb	To poke or thrust abruptly, or to make such a motion.
pushingnoun	That pushes forward; pressing, driving.
growingnoun	growth; increase
overlapverb	To extend over and partly cover something.
overlappingnoun	The situation in which things overlap.
duplicatingverb	(transitive) To make a copy of.
duplicationsnoun	The act of duplicating.
overlapsverb	To extend over and partly cover something.
rammingnoun	A collision where something is rammed.
shovingnoun	The act of one who shoves.
lungingnoun	The act of one who lunges; a lunge.
stabbingnoun	An incident in which a person is stabbed.
projectingnoun	The act by which something is projected.
plungingnoun	That descends steeply.
forcingnoun	(horticulture) The art of raising plants at an earlier season than is normal, especially by using a hotbed
impelling	Causing forward motion or action.
advancingnoun	The act of proceeding forward; an advance.