pressing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Needing urgent attention.
  2. Insistent, earnest, or persistent.
noun
  1. The application of pressure by a press or other means.
  2. A metal or plastic part made with a press.
  3. The process of improving the appearance of clothing by improving creases and removing wrinkles with a press or an iron.
  4. 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.
  5. The extraction of juice from fruit using a press.
  6. A phonograph record; a number of records pressed at the same time.
  7. Urgent insistence.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of press

Pronunciation

/ˈpɹɛsɪŋ/ en-us-pressing.ogg

Word forms

pressing more pressing most pressing pressings
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