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   press·ing

   /ˈpresiNG/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a problem, need, or situation) requiring quick or immediate action or attention: "inflation was the most pressing problem" Similar urgentcriticalcrucialacutedesperateseriousgravediredrasticburningextremelife-and-deathimportantof the utmost importancehigh-prioritypivotalcriticalcrucialcompellingdemandingnecessarykeyvitalimperativeessentialof the essenceinescapableOpposite nonurgentunimportant
   • ▪ expressing something strongly or persistently: "a pressing invitation" Similar insistentpersistentdeterminedresolutetenaciousobstinatedoggedunrelentingimportunaterepeatedunremittingcontinuousincessantdemandingentreatingclamorousrare:exigent

   noun

   • 1. a record or other object made by the application of force or weight.
   • ▪ a series of objects pressed at one time: "the first pressing of the live album"
   • ▪ an act or instance of applying force or weight to something: "pure-grade olive oil is the product of the second or third pressings"

   Derivatives

   • 1. pressingly adverb

   Scrabble Points: 11

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   Learn the meaning of pressing as an adjective or adverb, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Pressing can mean urgently important, earnest, or warm.

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   PRESSING definition: 1. urgent or needing to be dealt with immediately: 2. a large number of CDs, records, etc…. Learn more.

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   Pressing definition: urgent; demanding immediate attention. See examples of PRESSING used in a sentence.

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation, synonyms, and usage of the word 'pressing' in British and American English. Find out how to use 'pressing' as an adjective, noun, or verb in different contexts and sentences.

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   Definitions of pressing. adjective. compelling immediate action. “too pressing to permit of longer delay” synonyms: urgent. imperative. requiring attention or action. noun. the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure. “at the pressing of a button” synonyms: press, pressure. see more. noun.

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   adj. 1. Demanding immediate attention; urgent: a pressing need. See Synonyms at urgent. 2. Very earnest or insistent: a pressing invitation. n. 1. The process or an instance of applying pressure. 2. often pressings The material, such as juice or grape skins, produced by or left over after pressing. 3. a.

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation and examples of the adjective pressing, which can mean needing to be dealt with immediately or difficult to refuse or ignore. See also synonyms and related words for pressing.