\Driv"ing\, a.
1. Having great force of impulse; as, a driving wind or
   storm.
2. Communicating force; impelling; as, a driving shaft.
{Driving axle}, the axle of a driving wheel, as in a
   locomotive.
{Driving box} (Locomotive), the journal box of a driving
   axle. See Illust. of {Locomotive}.
{Driving note} (Mus.), a syncopated note; a tone begun on a
   weak part of a measure and held through the next accented
   part, thus anticipating the accent and driving it through.
{Driving spring}, a spring fixed upon the box of the driving
   axle of a locomotive engine to support the weight and
   deaden shocks. [Eng.] --Weale.
{Driving wheel} (Mach.), a wheel that communicates motion;
   one of the large wheels of a locomotive to which the
   connecting rods of the engine are attached; -- called
   also, simply, driver. See Illust. of {Locomotive}.

\Driv"ing\, n.
1. The act of forcing or urging something along; the act of
   pressing or moving on furiously.
2. Tendency; drift. [R.]