absorbing
extremely interesting; deeply engrossing: an absorbing drama.
Origin of absorbing
1Other words from absorbing
- ab·sorb·ing·ly, adverb
- non·ab·sorb·ing, adjective
- un·ab·sorb·ing, adjective
- un·ab·sorb·ing·ly, adverb
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How to use absorbing in a sentence
"It must be absorbingly interesting to watch such a man at work," Lady Sellingworth said presently.
December Love | Robert HichensAs a story, it is absorbingly interesting from first page to last.
Campaigning with Crook and Stories of Army Life | Charles KingDaily Express: "One of the most absorbingly interesting books of recent times."
The Air Pirate | Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger GullMillar had talked so absorbingly that Karl and Olga unconsciously drew near to each other.
The Devil | Joseph O'BrienMatter of this sort was not wont to be so absorbingly interesting to the American reader.
British Dictionary definitions for absorbing
/ (əbˈsɔːbɪŋ, -ˈzɔːb-) /
occupying one's interest or attention; engrossing; gripping
Derived forms of absorbing
- absorbingly, adverb
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