elbowing
The word “elbowing” has 3 syllables: el-bow-ing
It's pronounced as /ˈɛl.boʊ.ɪŋ/
What is synonym and antonym for elbowing?
In the thesaurus, “elbowing” has 14 synonyms.
Here are synonyms for elbowing along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for elbowing
- boring
- bulldozing
- bulling
- crashing
- jamming
- jostling
- muscling
- pressing
- pushing
- ramming
- shouldering
- shoving
- squeezing
- thrusting
Meanings of elbowing
- verb
- To push with the elbow.
- (by extension) To nudge, jostle or push.
- noun
- A nudge or jostle with the elbow.
Example Sentences
- She was elbowing her way through the crowded room to reach the exit.
- The player was penalized for elbowing his opponent during the game.
- Despite the long line, he kept elbowing people aside to get to the front.
- The protesters were elbowing each other to get a better view of the stage.
- He found himself elbowing his way to the bar to order a drink.
On this page you'll find 14 synonyms or another words to elbowing, such as: boring, bulldozing, bulling, crashing, jamming, jostling, muscling.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
jostling
jamming
- ad hoc
- ad lib
- ad-lib
- at first glance
- automatic
- autoschediastic
- bloating
- blocking
- boring
- brimming
- bulking
- bulldozing
- bulling
- bunging
- by ear
- casual
- charging
- choking
- clogging
- clotting
- congesting
- corking
- cramming
- crashing
- crowding
- crushing
- damming
- drenching
- elbowing
- expedient
- extemporary
- extempore
- fake
- filling
- flooding
- free
- furring
- glutting
- gridlocking
- heaping
- honeycombing
- immediate
- impromptu
- improv
- improvisatory
- improvised
- improviso
- informal
- inundating
- jam-packing
- jostling
- loading
- made-up
- makeshift
- matting
- muscling
- obstructing
- occluding
- off the cuff
- off the top of head
- offhand
- on impulse
- on-the-spot
- overcharging
- overfilling
- overflowing
- overwhelming
- packing
- penetrating
- pressing
- pushing
- ramming
- refilling
- refreshing
- reloading
- repacking
- replenishing
- sandwiching
- saturating
- shoehorning
- shouldering
- shoving
- silting
- snap
- spiling
- spontaneous
- spur-of-the-moment
- squashing
- squeezing
- stoppering
- stoppling
- stuffing
- swamping
- taking for ride
- thought out loud
- thrusting
- toss off
- toss out
- tossed off
- tossed out
- unplanned
- unpremeditated
- unprepared
- unrehearsed
- unstudied
- wedging
- winging it