pressing /ˈpɹɛsɪŋ/adjective 2noun 8forms 3 adjective2 •urgent, so important that it must be dealt with at once“I come on business.—Private,” he added, with a glance at the man who stood looking on, “and very pressing business.” — 1841 •Insistent, earnest, or persistent.You are very pressing, Basil, but I am afraid I must go. — 1891 noun8 •The application of pressure by a press or other means. •The process of improving the appearance of clothing by improving creases and removing wrinkles with a press or an iron. •The extraction of juice from fruit using a press. •A metal or plastic part made with a press. •A phonograph record; a number of records pressed at the same time. •A tactic of defending players moving forward towards the ball, rather than remaining in position near their goal. •A memento preserved by pressing, folding, or drying between the leaves of a flat container, book, or folio. Usually done with a flower, ribbon, letter, or other soft, small keepsake. •Urgent insistence. formspressings · more pressing · most pressing