pressuring in English

verb

1

attempt to persuade or coerce (someone) into doing something.

it might now be possible to pressure him into resigning

synonyms: coerce, pressurize, put pressure on, press, push, persuade, force, bulldoze, hound, harass, nag, harry, badger, goad, pester, browbeat, bully, bludgeon, intimidate, dragoon, twist someone's arm, strong-arm, railroad, lean on, hustle

verb

coerce, pressurize, put pressure on, press, push, persuade, force, bulldoze, hound, harass, nag, harry, badger, goad, pester, browbeat, bully, bludgeon, intimidate, dragoon, twist someone's arm, strong-arm, railroad, lean on, hustle
blackmail, blackjack
coerce, hale, squeeze, force

Use "pressuring" in a sentence

1. We can't appear to be pressuring him.

2. Sherry's boyfriend is pressuring her to have sex with him.

3. The Orthodox institutions, in turn, were pressuring the umbrella bodies.

4. It lies in the pressuring of acupressure points of your whole body.

5. Hoping to avoid delays and embarrassing publicity, in July the council started quietly pressuring Pike to disengage from the venture.

6. Is a so-called friend —or perhaps your heart— pressuring you to do bad things?

7. The small Antiwar movement grew into an unstoppable force, pressuring American leaders to reconsider its commitment

8. In October 1997, the Federal Government Agency for student loan started pressuring him to repay his loan.

9. My parents are pressuring me to get married—they don't want any of their daughters to become An old maid.

10. In 1950, King Abdulaziz threatened to nationalize his country's oil facilities, thus pressuring Aramco to agree to share profits 50/50.

11. Relax: Social Security isn't going Broke While it's unfortunate that these demographic changes are unlikely to stop pressuring Social Security anytime soon, …

12. Seattle Activists and an assault victim are pressuring the King County Prosecutor’s Office to charge a man with an anti-Asian hate crime

13. Hence, Subramanian argues, poor countries must make common cause with the US and other advanced economies in pressuring China to alter its currency policies.

14. It Aired at the same time Trump was facing a Senate impeachment trial for withholding military aid from Ukraine while pressuring the country to launch politically motivated investigations

15. Glimpses of television news programs reveal that the US government considers the shooting a terrorist act and is pressuring the Moroccan government to apprehend the culprits.

16. Many campaigning to stop the sacrifices at the event have been active on social media, pressuring the authorities to crack down on the violence against animals.

17. Trump is heard on Audiotape pressuring Georgia secretary of state to 'find' votes to overturn Biden's win Matthew Brown, USA TODAY 1/4/2021 NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer joins calls for …

18. She had a few suitors in her youth, but now Edna is An old maid. My parents are pressuring me to get married—they don't want any of their daughters to become An old maid.

19. Tweens News, “the parentguide for 8 to 12-year-olds,” observed: “In a child-like scrawl, a young girl had written a heart-wrenching message: ‘My Mom is pressuring me to go out and date boys and have sex.