engross
verb (used with object)
to occupy completely, as the mind or attention; absorb.
are engrossing
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present progressiveof engross.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The two collection exhibitions, both with unusually long runs not ending until March and May of next year, are engrossing; but they also rouse an unfulfilled appetite for something nominally more permanent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2023
From Scratch joins Lester to the sort of agile, top-notch rhythm section that he’s long deserved—bassist Rufus Reid and drummer Matt Wilson—but rarely enjoyed, and the results are engrossing.
From Slate ● Dec. 5, 2019
DuBois, the creation of the N.A.A.C.P. and the ascendance of black popular culture — are engrossing but less urgent.
From New York Times ● Apr. 9, 2019
The performances are engrossing, particularly Kidman’s: She disappears into the distant primness of Ms. Farnsworth.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 19, 2017
Addressed to "a friend in the country," it surveys in a rapid and engaging manner the productions of Isaac Bickerstaff and his followers which are engrossing the interest of London.
From The Present State of Wit (1711) In a Letter to a Friend in the Country by John Gay
