pressing

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈprɛsɪŋ/

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Adjective

Positive pressing

Comparative more pressing

Superlative most pressing

1. If something is pressing, it needs attention now.

   The roof repair is pressing because if it rains, water could get inside our house.

2. If something is pressing, it is insistent or persistent.

Related words

• pressingly

Verb

Plain form press

Third-person singular presses

Past tense pressed

Past participle pressed

Present participle pressing

1. The present participle of press.

Noun

Singular pressing

Plural pressings

1. (countable) A pressing is a metal or plastic part that is made by a press.
2. (countable) A pressing is the use of pressure put onto something through the use of a press.

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