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repressing
verb
(re-press)
to check by or as if by pressure : curb
repressing
verb
(re-press)
to put down by force : subdue
repressing
verb
(re-press)
to hold in by self-control
repressing
verb
(re-press)
to press again
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hushing
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repressing
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