repressing
repressing is the present participle and gerund of repress.
Meaning of repress
Verb (1)
repress (third-person singular simple present represses, present participle repressing, simple past and past participle repressed)
- To forcefully prevent an upheaval from developing further.
- to repress rebellion or sedition
- To check; to keep back.
- Deſire of wine and all delicious drinks […] Thou couldſt repreſs,1671, John Milton, “The Second Book”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC, page 37, lines 542–544
Verb (2)
repress (third-person singular simple present represses, present participle repressing, simple past and past participle repressed)
- To press again.
- to repress a vinyl record
Noun
repressing (plural repressings)
- A second or subsequent pressing.
- repressings of a vinyl record
Forms of repressing
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Questions about repressing
- What does repressing mean?
- Repressing means a second or subsequent pressing.
- What is repressing the present participle and gerund of?
- Repressing is the present participle and gerund of repress.
- What part of speech is repressing?
- Repressing is a noun.
- What is the plural of repressing?
- The plural of repressing is repressings.
Words near repressing in the dictionary
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