What does shoving mean?
Shoving means present participle and gerund of shove.
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/ˈʃʌvɪŋ/ · verb
present participle and gerund of shove.
We were soon separated by the pushings and shovings of the crowd.
Use shoving when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Shoving means present participle and gerund of shove.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
We were soon separated by the pushings and shovings of the crowd.
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