pressing
Americanadjective
noun
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any phonograph record produced in a record-molding press from a master or a stamper.
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a number of such records produced at one time.
The fifth pressing of his hit song has sold out.
adjective
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demanding immediate attention
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persistent or importunate
noun
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a large specified number of gramophone records produced at one time from a master record
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a component formed in a press
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football the tactic of trying to stay very close to the opposition when they are in possession of the ball
Other Word Forms
- nonpressing adjective
- pressingly adverb
- pressingness noun
Etymology
Origin of pressing
1300–50; Middle English presing (gerund); press 1, -ing 2, -ing 1
Example Sentences
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I could practically see the tears pressing against the backs of the girl’s eyeballs, and before I could think better of it, I found myself putting a companionable arm around her shoulders and squeezing.
From Literature
A more pressing question: Why is Mayweather doing any of this?
From Los Angeles Times
A more pressing concern for players might be 'passing off'.
From BBC
The aesthetics program director told Adeli to smile big before pressing a needle of Botox into the skin around her outer eye.
The issue is especially pressing in Virginia, where data centers are projected to use as much as 57% of the state’s electricity by 2030.
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