impressing

1. have an emotional or cognitive impact uponExamples: "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"Synonyms: affect, impress, move, strike

2. impress positivelyExamples: "The young chess player impressed her audience"Synonyms: impress

3. produce or try to produce a vivid impression ofExamples: "Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us"Synonyms: impress, ingrain, instill

4. mark or stamp with or as if with pressureExamples: "To make a batik, you impress a design with wax"Synonyms: impress, imprint

5. reproduce by printingSynonyms: impress, print

6. take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a shipExamples: "The men were shanghaied after being drugged"Synonyms: impress, shanghai