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  • present participle of absorb.
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absorbing

American  
[ab-sawr-bing, -zawr-] / æbˈsɔr bɪŋ, -ˈzɔr- /

adjective

  1. extremely interesting; deeply engrossing.

    an absorbing drama.


absorbing British  
/ -ˈzɔːb-, əbˈsɔːbɪŋ /

adjective

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of absorbing

First recorded in 1745–55; absorb + -ing 2

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The analysis showed that immediately after absorbing light, the material briefly entered an intermediate electronic state.

From Science Daily Aug. 21, 2026

Hayes said consumers had stopped absorbing price increases and were migrating to the biggest and cheapest stores as they hunted for deals and tried to manage higher costs of living.

From MarketWatch Aug. 21, 2026

Amazon and Twitch are not the first to start absorbing user data to build AI models as competition in the sector heats up.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

“Operators have been absorbing that complexity themselves, manually, every night. That should not be the standard,” said SevenRooms’ CEO Joel Montaniel.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

Coal leaned in, absorbing every detail the screen offered.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

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