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
- 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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