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appressing

appressing is the present participle and gerund of appress.

Meaning of appress

Verb

appress (third-person singular simple present appresses, present participle appressing, simple past and past participle appressed)

  1. (transitive) To press close to.

Questions about appressing

What is appressing the present participle and gerund of?
Appressing is the present participle and gerund of appress.

Words near appressing in the dictionary

  1. appressed-fibrillose-striate
  2. appressed-silky
  3. appressed-squamulose
  4. appressedly
  5. appresses
  6. appressing
  7. appression
  8. appressoria
  9. appressorial
  10. appressorium
  11. appretiate

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