Definition of "stressing" []

• Present participle of stress. (verb)

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• "Supporters gave him a bouquet of white roses and some chanted his name stressing each syllable, Na-val-ny!"
• "Republicans holding to their policy of no real need for change, Democrats again stressing the need for complete overhaul."
• "He calls this year's typically jolly version "Swing in the Holiday," a title stressing one aspect of his musical inclinations and assiduously avoiding mention of Christmas, because -- Jewish with what could be called a predisposition to the kibbitz -- he celebrates Christmas and Hannukah by honoring and kidding both holidays."