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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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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › pressingPressing Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of PRESSING is urgently important : critical. How to use pressing in a sentence.

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

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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 comes from the verb press, "to push against" or "to squeeze out," and later also "to urge or argue for." Definitions of pressing. adjective. compelling immediate action. “too pressing to permit of longer delay”. synonyms: urgent. imperative. requiring attention or action. noun.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › pressingPRESSING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1. demanding immediate attention. 2. persistent or importunate. noun. 3. a large specified number of gramophone records produced at one time from a master record. 4. a component formed in a press.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › pressingPressing - definition of pressing by The Free Dictionary

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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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   Definition of pressing adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.