Definition of Pressuring

1. Verb. (present participle of pressure) ¹

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Definition of Pressuring

1. pressure [v] - See also: pressure

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pressuring

pressure sensation
pressure sore
pressure suit
pressure ulcer
pressure ulcers
pressure unit
pressure valve
pressure vessel
pressure vessels
pressure washer
pressure washers
pressured
pressured speech
pressureless
pressures
pressuring
pressurisation
pressurisations
pressurise
pressurised
pressurises
pressurising
pressurizable
pressurization
pressurizations
pressurize
pressurized
pressurized water reactor
pressurizer
pressurizers

Literary usage of Pressuring

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Spain and the American Civil War: Relations at Mid-century, 1855-1868 by James W. Cortada (1980)
"... in London were pressuring Madrid into supporting them against Washington. He feared that should war break out Spain might not be neutral. ..."

2. No Escape: Male Rape in U.S. Prisons by Joanne Mariner (2001)
"Referenced in the report were 3 confidential chronos dated 12-19-85, 4-29-85 and 3-3-86 regarding Robertson pressuring other inmates for sex, ..."

3. The New European Diasporas: National Minorities and Conflict in Eastern Europe by Michael Mandelbaum (2000)
"... of pressuring Tito, Moscow never expressed any support for Albanian claims to Kosova. Albania's own propaganda machine focused its criticism on what it ..."

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