press´ing|ness

press´ing|ness
press|ing «PREHS ihng», adjective, noun.
–adj.
requiring immediate action or attention; urgent: »

A man with a broken leg is in pressing need of a doctor's help. He left town quickly on some pressing business. The danger n became too pressing to admit of longer delay (James Fenimore Cooper).

–n.
1. a phonograph record: »

The stereo pressings have the prefix SXL (London Times).

2. all the phonograph records pressed at one time: »

... RCA Victor recording of the Tchaikovsky concerts (first pressing: 150,000 copies) (Time).

–press´ing|ly, adverb.
–press´ing|ness, noun.

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  • press´ing|ly — press|ing «PREHS ihng», adjective, noun. –adj. requiring immediate action or attention; urgent: »A man with a broken leg is in pressing need of a doctor s help. He left town quickly on some pressing business. The danger n became too pressing to… …   Useful english dictionary

  • press|ing — «PREHS ihng», adjective, noun. –adj. requiring immediate action or attention; urgent: »A man with a broken leg is in pressing need of a doctor s help. He left town quickly on some pressing business. The danger n became too pressing to admit of… …   Useful english dictionary

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

  • ing — aborn·ing; aw·ing; bear·ing; be·ing; bell·ing; berth·ing; bind·ing; boul·der·ing; brok·ing; brown·ing; cheese·par·ing; cleans·ing; clos·ing; con·cern·ing; con·sid·er·ing; cop·ing; cov·er·ing; crack·ing; crown·ing; duck·ing; dur·ing; en·dur·ing;… …   English syllables

  • press — clothes·press; com·press·ibil·i·ty; com·press·ible; com·press·ing·ly; de·press; de·press·ibil·i·ty; de·press·ible; em·press·ite; ex·press·age; ex·press·er; ex·press·ible; ex·press·less; ex·press·ly; ex·press·man; hy·dro·press; im·press·able;… …   English syllables

  • in´ti|mate|ness — in|ti|mate1 «IHN tuh miht», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. very familiar; known very well; closely acquainted: »Although the governor knew many people, he had few intimate friends. The English colonists at Rome perforce became intimate, and in many… …   Useful english dictionary

  • pressingness — press·ing·ness …   English syllables

  • depressingness — de·press·ing·ness …   English syllables

  • com — com·bas·sou; com·bat·ive; com·bat·ive·ly; com·bat·ive·ness; com·ba·tiv·i·ty; com·bin·abil·i·ty; com·bin·able; com·bi·na·tion·al; com·bi·na·tion·al·ism; com·bi·na·tive; com·bi·na·to·ry; com·bined; com·bine·ment; com·bin·er; com·bi·net; com·bite;… …   English syllables

  • Re — Re; re·able; re·absorb; re·absorption; re·accept; re·access; re·accession; re·acclimatization; re·acclimatize; re·accommodate; re·accommodation; re·accounting; re·accredit; re·accreditation; re·acetylation; re·acknowledge; re·acquaint;… …   English syllables

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