different between tunneling vs driving

English

Alternative forms

• (UK) tunnelling

Noun

tunneling (countable and uncountable, plural tunnelings)

1. The act of burrowing a tunnel.
2. The practice of exploring tunnel.
3. (physics) The quantum mechanical passing of a particle through an energy barrier.
4. (finance) A type of fraud where assets and profits are transferred out of firms for the benefit of those who control them.
5. (computing, Microsoft Windows) A feature of the file system that allows files to preserve certain properties, such as creation date, even after being deleted and recreated.

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Verb

tunneling

1. present participle of tunnel

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: dr??v?ng, IPA^(key): /?d?a?v??/
• Rhymes: -a?v??

Etymology 1

From Middle English dryvyng, drivende, from Old English dr?fende, from Proto-Germanic *dr?bandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *dr?ban? (“to drive”), equivalent to drive +? -ing. Cognate with Saterland Frisian drieuwend, West Frisian driuwend, Dutch drijvend, German Low German drievend, German treibend, Swedish drivande.

Verb

driving

1. present participle of drive

Adjective

driving (comparative more driving, superlative most driving)

1. That drives (a mechanism or process).
2. (of wind, rain, etc): That drives forcefully; strong; forceful; violent

Derived terms

• driving force
• driving notes
• driving power
• driving rain
• driving spirit
• driving wind

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Etymology 2

From Middle English driving, drivinge, equivalent to drive +? -ing. Compare Dutch drijving, German Treibung.

Noun

driving (countable and uncountable, plural drivings)

1. The action of the verb to drive in any sense.
   • 1825, Cobbett's Political Register (volume 54, page 789)

     […] with all its drivings of cattle and all its tithe battles, and all the killings and maimings consequent upon those battles, […]

2. In particular, the action of operating a motor vehicle.

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