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say it: PRES-ing
pressing is a noun and adjective meaning "the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure". It is pronounced /ˈpɹɛsɪŋ/ — PRES-ing. It carries 3 recorded senses.
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
“he gave the button a press”
“he used pressure to stop the bleeding”
“at the pressing of a button”
a metal or plastic part that is made by a mechanical press
compelling immediate action
“too pressing to permit of longer delay”
“the urgent words `Hurry! Hurry!'”
“bridges in urgent need of repair”
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for pressing come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.