pressing

(pres)

adjective

  1. calling for immediate attention; urgent
  2. persistent in request or demand; insistent

Origin: prp. of press

noun

  1. the process or an instance of stamping, squeezing, etc. with a press
  2. the result of this, often a series or one of a series of identical articles: a pressing of phonograph records

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See pressing in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Demanding immediate attention; urgent: a pressing need. See Synonyms at urgent.
  2. Very earnest or persistent; insistent: a pressing invitation.
noun
  1. The process or an instance of applying pressure by means of a press.
  2. a. A phonograph record pressed from a master mold or matrix.
    b. A number of recordings pressed at the same time.
  3. Urgent solicitation; insistence.

Related Forms:

  • pressˈing·ly adverb

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