pushing around

verb

Definition of pushing aroundnext
present participle of push around
as in psyching (out)

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  1. harassing
  2. bludgeoning
  3. pressing
Verb
  • Drone operation is regulated by the FAA, and state and federal agencies wildlife agencies usually prohibit drones in many natural areas, and usually forbid intentionally or inadvertently harassing wildlife with them.
    Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Somali, whose streams often involve desecrating monuments and harassing local residents, has been banned multiple times from various social media platforms and currently streams on Rumble, a livestreaming platform with looser moderation policies than Twitch, another popular livestreaming platform.
    Stella Kim, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of harassing
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  • The killer or killers then backtracked through the crime scene, bludgeoning his victims dozens of more times in the head.
    Sean Neumann, People.com, 13 Oct. 2024
  • Sneed admitted to robbing and bludgeoning Van Treese and was sentenced to life in prison.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 9 Oct. 2024
Definition of bludgeoning
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  • In other cases, such as a pressing in-the-moment circumstance, they aren’t allowed more time and must decide on the spot or in the blink of an eye.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • In other cases, such as a pressing in-the-moment circumstance, they aren’t allowed more time and must decide on the spot or in the blink of an eye.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of pressing
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