Pronunciation

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Adjective

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Positive
pressing

Comparative
more pressing

Superlative
most pressing

  1. If something is pressing, it needs attention now.
    The roof repair is pressing because if it rains, water could get inside our house.
  2. If something is pressing, it is insistent or persistent.
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Plain form
press

Third-person singular
presses

Past tense
pressed

Past participle
pressed

Present participle
pressing

  1. The present participle of press.

Singular
pressing

Plural
pressings

  1. (countable) A pressing is a metal or plastic part that is made by a press.
  2. (countable) A pressing is the use of pressure put onto something through the use of a press.