pressing

[ pres-ing ]

adjective

1. urgent; demanding immediate attention:

   a pressing need.

   Synonyms: imperative, critical, vital, crucial

noun

1. any phonograph record produced in a record-molding press from a master or a stamper.
2. a number of such records produced at one time:

   The fifth pressing of his hit song has sold out.

pressing

/ ˈprɛsɪŋ /

adjective

1. demanding immediate attention
2. persistent or importunate

noun

1. a large specified number of gramophone records produced at one time from a master record
2. a component formed in a press
3. football the tactic of trying to stay very close to the opposition when they are in possession of the ball

Derived Forms

• ˈpressingly, adverb
• ˈpressingness, noun

Other Word Forms

• pressing·ly adverb
• pressing·ness noun
• non·pressing adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of pressing¹

1300–50; Middle English presing (gerund); press ¹, -ing ², -ing ¹

Example Sentences

"The terrorists must release him and all hostages now. And to everyone involved in the talks: no duty is more pressing than their return," he added.

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This kind of thing might come back again, and certainly long balls are boomeranging back into fashion as the natural antidote to high pressing, short goal-kicks and high defensive lines.

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"Amongst our pressing was some fantastic football and some good goals."

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Nottingham East MP Nadia Whittome said she had been pressing the Home Office to release the women and called it "deeply unfair and dangerous" for them to be sent back to El Salvador.

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It reflects some of Kenya's most pressing problems, some of which sparked youth-led deadly protests last year.

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Related Words

• acute
• compelling
• critical
• crucial
• demanding
• dire
• immediate
• imperative
• insistent
• serious
• vital