pressing
press·ing / ˈpresing/ • adj. (of a problem, need, or situation) requiring quick or immediate action or attention: inflation was the most pressing problem. ∎ (of an engagement or activity) important and requiring one's attendance or presence: he had pressing business in Albany. ∎ (of an invitation) strongly expressed.• n. a thing made by the application of force or weight, esp. a phonograph record. ∎ a series of such things made at one time: the first pressing of the live album. ∎ an act or instance of applying force or weight to something: pure-grade olive oil is the product of the second or third pressings.DERIVATIVES: press·ing·ly adv.
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