- pressing adj
- Those who iron clothes have a lot of pressing demands.
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pressing adj
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pressing — adj Pressing, urgent, imperative, crying, importunate, insistent, exigent, instant are comparable when they mean demanding or claiming attention and especially immediate attention. Pressing often implies directly or indirectly the use of pressure … New Dictionary of Synonyms
pressing — (adj.) exerting pressure, mid 14c., prp. adjective from PRESS (Cf. press) (v.1). Sense of urgent, compelling, forceful is from 1705 … Etymology dictionary
pressing — [adj] important; urgent acute, burning, claiming, clamant, clamorous, compelling, constraining, critical, crucial, crying, demanding, dire, distressing, exacting, exigent, forcing, heat on*, high priority, hurry up*, immediate, imperative,… … New thesaurus
pressing — adj. & n. adj. 1 urgent (pressing business). 2 a urging strongly (a pressing invitation). b persistent, importunate (since you are so pressing). n. 1 a thing made by pressing, esp. a gramophone record. 2 a series of these made at one time. 3 the… … Useful english dictionary
pressing — [pres′iŋ] adj. [prp. of PRESS1] 1. calling for immediate attention; urgent 2. persistent in request or demand; insistent n. 1. the process or an instance of stamping, squeezing, etc. with a press 2. the result of this, often a series or one of a… … English World dictionary
pressing — adj. Pressing is used with these nouns: ↑business, ↑concern, ↑demand, ↑matter, ↑need, ↑problem … Collocations dictionary
pressing — adj urgent, crucial, exigent, emergent, importunate, imperative, high priority; demanding, compelling, requiring immediate attention; important, all important, significant, portentous, of great import; consequential, of great consequence,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
pressing — press|ing1 [ˈpresıŋ] adj needing to be discussed or dealt with very soon = ↑urgent pressing problem/matter/need etc ▪ Poverty is a more pressing problem than pollution. pressing 2 pressing2 n 1.) a thing or group of things, especially records or… … Dictionary of contemporary English
pressing — [[t]pre̱sɪŋ[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A pressing problem, need, or issue has to be dealt with immediately. It is one of the most pressing problems facing this country... There is a pressing need for more funds. Syn: urgent 2) → See also press … English dictionary
pressing — pressingly, adv. pressingness, n. /pres ing/, adj. 1. urgent; demanding immediate attention: a pressing need. n. 2. any phonograph record produced in a record molding press from a master or a stamper. 3. a number of such records produced at one… … Universalium
