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pressuring

USPRESH-uh-ring/ˈpɹɛʃ.əɹ.ɪŋ/UKPRESH-uh-ing/ˈpɹɛʃ.ə(ɹ).ɪŋ/

2 meanings of pressuring

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of pressure. Use this -ing form when the pushing or urging is happening now.

    His friends were pressuring him to stay out late.

    Pressuring people into quick choices often makes things worse.

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  2. 2
    noununcountable
    An act of strongly urging or pushing someone to do something they may not want to do.

    Like a friend who keeps nudging you until you finally say yes.

    The constant pressuring from his classmates made him cave in.

    She was tired of all the pressuring about her grades.

    Similarpressure, coercion, badgering

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pressuring is a form of pressure

pressure, verb: To strongly push or persuade someone to do something. Full entry

Forms
pressurepressures he/she/itpressuring -ing formpressured past tense, past participle
Spelling
pressure → pressuring: drop the e, add -ing

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