- present participle of compress.
compressing
Example Sentences
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This weather pattern results in air sinking downwards, compressing and heating up as it hits the ground.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
While the force between individual atoms is weak, it becomes remarkably strong across the large surface area of two dimensional materials, pulling the sheets together and compressing the water trapped between them.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 2, 2026
The S&P 500 is 9.4% below its late January peak, with its price-to-earnings ratio compressing by 17%.
From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026
The retooled seat layouts are compressing the standard economy section and giving airlines a tiered system for collecting revenue that can adapt to different consumer behaviors, analysts said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
He killed me at the Scrabble board, barely concentrating, and on those occasions when speech was necessary he had a way of compressing large thoughts into small, cryptic packets of language.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
