# pressuring

Pronunciation: US say "PRESH-uh-ring" /ˈpɹɛʃ.əɹ.ɪŋ/; UK say "PRESH-uh-ing" /ˈpɹɛʃ.ə(ɹ).ɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of pressure. — present participle and gerund of pressure
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of pressure. Use this -ing form when the pushing or urging is happening now.
   - _The lobbyists spent months pressuring lawmakers to change the bill._
   - _Pressuring employees to skip their breaks can hurt productivity._

## Noun

2. An act or instance of someone being urged or pushed to do something.
   - Simple: An act of strongly urging or pushing someone to do something they may not want to do.
   - _The relentless pressuring by management eventually wore down the union._
   - _His pressuring of the committee ultimately backfired and cost him support._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/pressuring (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).