Yes, pressing is a Scrabble word!

Verb

1. Exert pressure or force to or upon

2. Force or impel in an indicated direction

3. To be oppressive or burdensome

4. Place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure

5. Squeeze or press together

6. Crowd closely

7. Create by pressing

8. Be urgent

9. Exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for

10. Press from a plastic

11. Make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby

12. Press and smooth with a heated iron

13. Lift weights

14. Ask for or request earnestly

Adjective

1. Compelling immediate action

Noun

1. The act of pressing; the exertion of pressure

2. A metal or plastic part that is made by a mechanical press