Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
REPRESSING
inhibitory, repressive, repressing
(adjective) restrictive of action; “a repressive regime”; “an overly strict and inhibitory discipline”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
repressing
present participle of repress
Noun
repressing (plural repressings)
A second or subsequent pressing.
Anagrams
• Persingers, respersing
Source: Wiktionary
REPRESS
Re*press" (r-prs"), v. t. Etym: [Pref. re- + press.]
Definition: To press again.
Re*press" (r-prs"), v. t. Etym: [Pref. re- + press: cf. L. reprimere, repressum. Cf. Reprimand.]
1. To press back or down effectually; to crush down or out; to quell; to subdue; to supress; as, to repress sedition or rebellion; to repress the first risings of discontent.
2. Hence, to check; to restrain; to keep back. Desire of wine and all delicious drinks, . . . Thou couldst repress. Milton.
Syn.
– To crush; overpower; subdue; suppress; restrain; quell; curb; check.
Re*press", n.
Definition: The act of repressing. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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