/ Dictionary / Index P pressing: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: press•ing Pronunciation: (pres'ing), [key] — adj. urgent; demanding immediate attention: a pressing need. —n. any phonograph record produced in a record-molding press from a master or a stamper. a number of such records produced at one time: The fifth pressing of his hit song has sold out. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: pressing (Thesaurus) press gang pressing plant Related Content Daily Word Quiz: miscreant Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language