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pressing flesh

pressing flesh is the present participle and gerund of press flesh.

Meaning of press flesh

Verb

press flesh (third-person singular simple present presses flesh, present participle pressing flesh, simple past and past participle pressed flesh)

  1. (colloquial) To shake hands.
    • […] the newspapers and news programs are full of stories how the mayor rolled out the red carpet, the aldermen pressed flesh, the governor offered a proclamation and union representatives grinned ear to ear.2004, Christopher Desloge Sr., The Tenant's Guerilla^([sic]) Guide to Office Leasing, page 74

Questions about pressing flesh

What is pressing flesh the present participle and gerund of?
Pressing flesh is the present participle and gerund of press flesh.

Words near pressing flesh in the dictionary

  1. pressing cloth
  2. pressing cloths
  3. pressing comb
  4. pressing combs
  5. pressing down
  6. pressing flesh
  7. pressing into service
  8. pressing on
  9. pressing one's luck
  10. pressing out
  11. pressing pad

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