1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Press.

2. (a.) Urgent; exacting; importunate; as, a pressing necessity.

abetment actuating acute animating blandishment burning buttonholing cajolement cajolery causal causative clamant clamorous coactive coaxing compelling compulsatory compulsive compulsory concentration constraining critical crucial crying decoction demanding directive distillation draining driving dunning encouragement exacting exigent exorbitant expression extortionate goading grasping grave high-pressure high-priority impelling imperative imperious important importunate importunateness importunity impulsive inducive infusion insistence insistent instance instant irresistible loud major momentous motivating motivational motive moving nagging needling persistent pertinacious pestering pivotal plaguing plying portentous pressure pricking prodding profound rendering rendition restraining serious significant soaking spurring squeezing steeping taxing teasing urgency urgent urging vital wheedling