Antonyms for pressing

Grammar : Adj

Spell : pres-ing

Phonetic Transcription : ˈprɛs ɪŋ

Definition of pressing

Origin : "exerting pressure," mid-14c., present participle adjective from press (v.1). Sense of "urgent, compelling, forceful" is from 1705. Related: Pressingly.

adj important; urgent

Example sentences :

A matter of most pressing importance is the revision of the tariff.
Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various

A hundred doubts and fears were pressing upon him, and—the second bell rang.
Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder

After pressing it upon him, he at length took a portion of it.
Extract from : « Ridgeway » by Scian Dubh

The problem of days' journeys was not pressing at this moment.
Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White

The pressing of this ball actuates a detonator inside the flask I carry in my pocket.
Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad

It is operated by pressing the keys of the machine and the spirits of the audience.
Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce

Then strain it through a sieve, mashing and pressing out all the juice.
Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie

Uncertain what to do he did nothing, pressing his back against the earth and listening.
Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler

But by this time Duncan was pressing the bill into his hand.
Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance

He stuffed his pipe carefully, pressing down the tobacco with the tip of a finger.
Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower

Synonyms for pressing

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