- present participle of engross.
engrossing
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“Upper Left Cities”: Engrossing infographic maps by David Banis and Hunter Shobe compare Seattle, Portland and San Francisco based on data such as urban trails, commute times, food and drink patterns and more.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 13, 2021
Engrossing questions throng science writer Sue Armstrong’s round-up of research on the biology of ageing.
From Nature • Jan. 7, 2019
Engrossing and at times mordantly funny, Perlstein’s book treats the years 1973-76 as a Rosetta stone for American politics today.
From New York Times • Dec. 2, 2014
Engrossing storytelling is certainly among the pleasures the theater can provide.
From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2011
Eggs were numbered by means of Higgins Engrossing ink as they were laid.
From Natural History of the Bell Vireo, Vireo bellii Audubon by Barlow, Jon C.
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