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pressuring

pressuring is the present participle and gerund of pressure.

Meaning of pressure

Verb

pressure (third-person singular simple present pressures, present participle pressuring, simple past and past participle pressured)

  1. (transitive) To encourage or heavily exert force or influence.
    • Do not let anyone pressure you into buying something you do not want.

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Noun

pressuring (plural pressurings)

  1. An act or instance of somebody being pressured.
    • It is absolutely necessary that the individual possess a strong sense of religion, of the very essence of religion, to stop these pressurings on the part of the church.2003, Louis Calaferte, Jean-Pierre Pauty, Willard Wood, The inner adventure: conversations

Forms of pressuring

pluralpressurings

Phrases with pressuring

Questions about pressuring

What does pressuring mean?
Pressuring means an act or instance of somebody being pressured.
What is pressuring the present participle and gerund of?
Pressuring is the present participle and gerund of pressure.
What part of speech is pressuring?
Pressuring is a noun.
What is the plural of pressuring?
The plural of pressuring is pressurings.

Words near pressuring in the dictionary

  1. pressurewashed
  2. pressurewasher
  3. pressurewashers
  4. pressurewashes
  5. pressurewashing
  6. pressuring
  7. pressurings
  8. pressurisation
  9. pressurisations
  10. pressurise
  11. pressurised

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