Meaning
- (verb) To exert weight or force against, to act upon with force or weight; to exert pressure upon.
- (verb) To activate a button or key by exerting a downward or forward force on it, and then releasing it.
- (verb) To compress, squeeze. “to press fruit for the purpose of extracting the juice”
- (verb) To clasp, hold in an embrace.
- (verb) To reduce to a particular shape or form by pressure, especially flatten or smooth. “to press a hat”
- (verb) To flatten a selected area of fabric using an iron with an up-and-down, not sliding, motion, so as to avoid disturbing adjacent areas.
- (verb) To drive or thrust by pressure, to force in a certain direction. “to press a crowd back”
- (verb) To weigh upon, oppress, trouble.
- (verb) To force to a certain end or result; to urge strongly.
- (verb) To try to force (something upon someone). “to press the Bible on an audience”
- (verb) To hasten, urge onward. “to press a horse in a race”
- (verb) To urge, beseech, entreat.
Letter breakdown
- Pressing contains 8 letters: 2 vowel(s) and 6 consonant(s).
- It uses 7 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 2.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 11.
Words from these letters
- ingress
- resigns
- signers
- singers
- snipers
- springs
- gneiss
- gripes
- reigns
- resign
- resins
- rinses
- ripens
- signer
- singer
- singes
- sirens
- sniper
- snipes
- spines
- spires
- sprigs
- spring
- greps
- grins
- gripe
- grips
- penis
- piers
- pines
- pings
- press
- pries
- prigs
- reign
- reins
- resin
- rings
- rinse
- ripen
- risen
- rises
- signs
- singe
- sings
- siren
- sires
- snipe
- snips
- spies
- spine
- spins
- spire
- sprig
- egis
- ergs
- gens
- gins
- grep
Connected words
Other 8-letter words
- aardvark
- abacuses
- abalones
- abandons
- abashing
- abattoir
- abbesses
- abdicate
- abdomens
- abducted
- abductee
- abductor
- aberrant
- abetters
- abetting
- abettors
- abeyance
- abhorred
Words starting with PRE
- preach
- preached
- preacher
- preachers
- preaches
- preachier
- preachiest
- preaching
- preachy
- preamble
- preambled
- preambles
- preambling
- prearrange
- prearranged
- prearrangement
- prearranges
- prearranging
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Words ending with ING
Reader questions
What does Pressing mean?
To exert weight or force against, to act upon with force or weight; to exert pressure upon.
How many letters are in Pressing?
Pressing has 8 letters.
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