absorbing

[ ab-sawr-bing, -zawr- ]
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adjective
  1. extremely interesting; deeply engrossing: an absorbing drama.

Origin of absorbing

1
First recorded in 1745–55; absorb + -ing2

Other words from absorbing

  • ab·sorb·ing·ly, adverb
  • non·ab·sorb·ing, adjective
  • un·ab·sorb·ing, adjective
  • un·ab·sorb·ing·ly, adverb

Words Nearby absorbing

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How to use absorbing in a sentence

  • Naturally the conversation fell on the all-absorbing topic of the day and the object of his mission.

    The Philippine Islands | John Foreman
  • Hence if the reader is to be ensnared into absorbing something useful, it must be hidden somehow among the flowers.

  • So it behooved them to find something absorbing to keep their attention keyed up to the proper pitch.

  • After that he had nearly forgotten her in his absorbing efforts to keep the right side of his uncle, and entertain Amy.

    The Cromptons | Mary J. Holmes
  • It has succeeded not in driving out, as I think it has been erroneously held, but in absorbing Buddhism.

British Dictionary definitions for absorbing

absorbing

/ (əbˈsɔːbɪŋ, -ˈzɔːb-) /


adjective
  1. occupying one's interest or attention; engrossing; gripping

Derived forms of absorbing

  • absorbingly, adverb

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