pressing

Speech parts

1. pressing - Noun

2. pressing - Adjective

3. pressing - Verb

5. pressing - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

of Press

Urgent; exacting; importunate; as, a pressing necessity.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

urgent pressure necessary press critical serious essential immediate emergency vital crucial grave pushing imperative squeezing
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Antonyms

needless little minor secondary trivial useless
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Hypernyms

portion push pushing part

Hyponyms

compression impression compressing

Phrases with the word

flesh-pressing pressing issue pressing need by pressing a button pressing roller pressing pad

Examples

We now accept the fact that learning is a lifelong process of keeping abreast of change. And the most pressing task is to teach people how to learn. Peter Drucker

Our first and most pressing problem is how to do away with warfare as a method of solving conflicts between national groups within a society who have different views about how the society is to run. Margaret Mead

Sometimes, I feel the past and the future pressing so hard on either side that there's no room for the present at all. Evelyn Waugh

Without pressing too little or too hard, hold tight the reins for he's a fool who would not get value from a borrowed horse. Irish Proverb

As long as time is not pressing one does not burn incense; when it becomes urgent one kisses the feet of Buddha. Chinese Proverb

The time for pressing is while the iron is hot. Sicilian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

pressful pressgang pressie pressing cloth pressing comb pressing issue