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pressing.

Needing urgent attention.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈpɹɛsɪŋ/
  1. Needing urgent attention.

  2. Insistent, earnest, or persistent.

noun/ˈpɹɛsɪŋ/
  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.

  8. A tactic of defending players moving forward towards the ball, rather than remaining in position near their goal.

verb/ˈpɹɛsɪŋ/
  1. present participle and gerund of press

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
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