Pressing definition

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Demanding immediate attention; urgent.

A pressing need.

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The process or an instance of applying pressure.
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The process or an instance of stamping, squeezing, etc. with a press.
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The result of this, often a series or one of a series of identical articles.

A pressing of phonograph records.

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The material, such as juice or grape skins, produced by or left over after pressing.
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A phonograph record or other recording made at one time.
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A group of recordings made at the same time.
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Calling for immediate attention; urgent.
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Persistent in request or demand; insistent.
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Needing urgent attention.
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The application of pressure by a press or other means.
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A metal or plastic part made with a press.
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The process of improving the appearance of clothing by improving creases and removing wrinkles with a press or an iron.
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A memento preserved by pressing, folding, or drying between the leaves of a flat container, book, or folio. Usually done with a flower, ribbon, letter, or other soft, small keepsake.
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The extraction of juice from fruit using a press.
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A phonograph record; a number of records pressed at the same time.
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Present participle of press.
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Very earnest or insistent.

A pressing invitation.

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Other Word Forms

Noun

Singular:
pressing
Plural:
pressings

Pressing Sentence Examples

  • Dean, who'd just returned from pressing election flesh, answered.

  • The most pressing concern is securing their own survival.

  • Pressing on the sides of the envelope to open the end, he blew into it, exposing the letter inside.

  • But are the more pressing wants satisfied now?

  • He laughed again, and she hung up, pressing the heels of her palms to her eyes.

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