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

Other Word Forms

• pressingly adverb
• pressingness noun
• nonpressing adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of pressing¹

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

Example Sentences

Reform supporters seem to have lost faith in the ability of either of Britain's two traditional governing parties to address the country's most pressing problems.

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While the chancellor has been far from keen on a conventional wealth tax on assets, some in the wider Labour movement are pressing her to look at how those with "the broadest shoulders" pay more.

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Meanwhile, their lawyers in Canada have been pressing authorities to grant the visas they need to get on a plane.

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On the evacuation of injured children, Lammy said: "It relies entirely on Israeli permissions, and I'm pressing the Israeli government for this to happen as quickly as possible."

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The instruction to press high, paired with asking the full-back to cover a larger distance in which they are tasked with pressing, has given teams the chance to exploit Guardiola's men down the flanks.

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Related Words

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