stressing

verb

1. 1

   To apply force to (a body or structure) causing strain.

2. 2

   To apply emotional pressure to (a person or animal).

3. 3

   To suffer stress; to worry or be agitated.

4. 4

   To emphasise (a syllable of a word).

   ““Emphasis” is stressed on the first syllable, but “emphatic” is stressed on the second.”

5. 5

   To emphasise (words in speaking).

6. 6

   To emphasise (a point) in an argument or discussion.

   “I must stress that this information is given in strict confidence.”