pressing

PRES-ing/ˈpɹɛsɪŋ/

Noun pluralpressings (some meanings)

10 meanings of pressing

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adjective
Needing attention very soon because it is important.
Like a doorbell that keeps ringing until you answer it.
We have a pressing problem that we must fix today.
Her need for help was pressing, so we acted fast.
Similarurgent, critical, burning, crucial, acute
Oppositetrivial, unimportant, minor
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2
adjective
Asking again and again in a strong, serious way.
Like a friend who keeps asking you to come along until you say yes.
The salesman was so pressing that we agreed just to make him leave.
She made pressing demands for an immediate reply.
Similarinsistent, persistent, urgent, earnest
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3
verb
Present participle of press. Use this -ing form when the action is happening now.
She is pressing the shirt with a hot iron.
They are pressing forward despite the rain.
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4
noununcountable
The act of using an iron to make clothes smooth and neat.
Like smoothing wrinkled paper flat with your hands.
The shirt needs a good pressing before the interview.
She gave the pants a quick pressing.
Similarironing
5
nouncountable or uncountable
The act of pushing down hard on something.
Like pushing your thumb into soft dough.
A firm pressing of the clay shaped it into a bowl.
The pressing of the button started the machine.
Similarpush, pressure
6
nouncountable or uncountable
The act of squeezing fruit to get the juice out.
Like squeezing an orange to fill a glass with juice.
The pressing of the apples filled the barrels with fresh cider.
After the pressing, we were left with a pile of grape skins.
Similarcrushing, squeezing
7
nouncountable
A music record, or a group of records made at one time.
Like printing many copies of the same book at once.
Collectors prize the original pressing of that famous album.
This pressing has a small scratch near the center.
Similaredition, run
8
noununcountable
Strong insistence that something must be done now.
Like a friend pushing you to decide right now.
The pressing for an immediate answer left her flustered.
He yielded to the pressing of his friends and stayed another night.
Similarpressure, insistence
9
nouncountable
A metal or plastic piece shaped by a machine that presses it.
Like a cookie pressed out of flat dough with a mold.
This pressing must be checked for cracks before assembly.
The factory produces thousands of metal pressings each day.
Similarstamping
10
nouncountable
A small keepsake like a flower kept flat and dry inside a book.
Like a flower flattened and saved between two heavy books.
She kept a pressing of her wedding flowers in the family Bible.
Among his letters was a faded pressing of a single rose.

pressing is a form of press

press, verb: To push a button or key so that a machine or device does something. Full entry

Forms: presspresses he/she/itpressing -ing formpressed past tense, past participle
Spelling: press → pressing: add -ing

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