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elbowing

elbowing

1 4.4
Pushing someone with the elbow to get ahead in a crowd
  • noun
  • /ˈɛlboʊɪŋ/
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  • During the crowded concert, there was a lot of elbowing among the fans trying to get closer to the stage.

Jon Jones was incredible in terms of creativity, spinning elbows and that and he faced incredible adversity.

Examples

  • As this video shows, Cristiano constantly griped about Ballesteros and his elbowing, and ultimately it all looked as if it was an orchestrated campaign attempting to goad Ballesteros into physically reacting and getting sent off.

    Blog text (12)

  • -Two minutes for elbowing.

    Strange Brew (1983)

  • Some elbowing.

    Personal Best (1982)

  • I'm sure you'll have a few elbowing for an accordion slot.

    TÁR (2022)

  • Both attorneys are very intent on this point; the misdemeanor of elbowing becomes a felony when a cop is involved, and any death that occurs during the commission of a felony becomes the felon's fault.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • The players were warned about excessive elbowing during the basketball game to prevent injuries.

  • In the bustling marketplace, the elbowing of shoppers was constant as everyone tried to find the best deals.

Synonyms

jostling
vselbowing
4 3.6

Pushing and bumping into people in a crowd to move forward

is a deliberate targeted push often used in competitive situations

Antonyms

yielding
4.8

Willing to agree easily and give up their own view

How Aggressive

shove
31 2.7
elbowing
1 4.4
jostle
1 4.8
to nudge
33 3.8

Surface Forms

elbowing singular
elbowings plural

Morphology

elbowing = elbow (transparent) = elbow + ing

The noun is transparently formed from the verb 'elbow' plus '-ing', referring to the act of elbowing.

Etymology

The word elbowing comes from elbow, a word that originally meant the 'arm-bend'. The ending -ing shows an action, so elbowing means using that arm-bend to push or move past someone.