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Dictionary: press·ing   (prĕs'ĭng) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Demanding immediate attention; urgent: a pressing need. See synonyms at urgent.
  2. Very earnest or persistent; insistent: a pressing invitation.
n.
  1. The process or an instance of applying pressure by means of a press.
    1. A phonograph record pressed from a master mold or matrix.
    2. A number of recordings pressed at the same time.
  2. Urgent solicitation; insistence.
pressingly press'ing·ly adv.

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adjective

    Compelling immediate attention: burning, crying, dire, emergent, exigent, imperative, instant, urgent. See big/small/amount.

noun

    Urgent solicitation: insistence, insistency. Archaic instance. See continue/stop/pause, seek/avoid.

Antonyms: pressing
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adj

Definition: very important; urgent
Antonyms: insignificant, trivial, unimportant


WordNet: pressing
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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
  Synonyms: press, pressure

Meaning #2: a metal or plastic part that is made by a mechanical press


The adjective pressing has one meaning:

Meaning #1: compelling immediate action
  Synonym: urgent


Translations: Pressing
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - presserende, pågående
n. - aftryk, skæring

Nederlands (Dutch)
dringend, urgent, drukkend, ernstig, kritiek

Français (French)
adj. - pressant, urgent, oppressant
n. - pression, pressage, pressing

Deutsch (German)
adj. - dringend, nachdrücklich
n. - Pressung, Pressen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - βιαστικός, επείγων, πιεστικός, επίμονος, φορτικός
n. - πίεση, άσκηση πιέσεως, σιδέρωμα, (μηχαν., μτφ.) πρεσάρισμα

Italiano (Italian)
pressante, incalzante, arruolamento forzato, marcatura stretta, stampaggio, stiratura, pressione, insistenza, lavanderia, lavaggio a secco

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - urgente, insistente
n. - prensagem (f), espremedura (f)

Русский (Russian)
спешный, неотложный, прессовка, штампованное изделие

Español (Spanish)
adj. - urgente, apremiante, prensado, planchado, estampado
n. - estampado, prensado, prensadura

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - brådskande, överhängande, enträgen
n. - upplaga, pressning

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
紧迫的, 迫切的, 再三要求的, 恳切的, 压, 冲压, 按, 压制

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 緊迫的, 迫切的, 再三要求的, 懇切的
n. - 壓, 衝壓, 按, 壓制

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 절박한, 긴급한
n. - 누르기, 압축하기

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 緊急の, せがむ, 熱心な
n. - 圧すること, 圧搾物

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ضغط, كبس (الاسم) عصر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מפציר, מתעקש, לוחץ, דוחק‬
n. - ‮עותק תקליט, תקליט, סידרת תקליטים, לחיצה‬


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