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arresting
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adjective
attracting or capable of attracting attention or interest; striking: an arresting smile.
making or having made an arrest: the arresting officer. QUIZ
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OTHER WORDS FROM arresting
arĀ·restĀ·ingĀ·ly, adverbnonĀ·arĀ·restĀ·ing, adjectiveunĀ·arĀ·restĀ·ing, adjectiveWords nearby arresting
arrest,
arrestable,
arrestant,
arrestee,
arrester,
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arrestive,
arrestment,
arrest of judgment,
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Words related to arresting
extraordinary,
eye-catching,
impressive,
remarkable,
salient,
striking,
stunning,
pointed,
pronounced,
bold,
conspicuous,
notable,
observable,
outstanding,
prominent,
sensational How to use arresting in a sentence
It was an arresting discovery that reinforced many peopleās assumptions.
Perhaps the most arresting object is an awl, ground from a long piece of iron wire.
Ayorinde gives the seasonās most arresting performance, and she is as convincing as ever here.
It was an arresting view, and the perfect backdrop for a summit selfie.
The arresting officer identified him a āblackā on the paperwork.
Brown himself spent years arresting sex workers when, as Forman relays, āwhat [he] really wanted to do [was] help them.ā
Federal officials spent Wednesday arresting members of the Boyle Heights-based street gang which has strong ties to La Eme.
The Bees Laline Paull (Ecco) This arresting debut novel is a daring dystopian story set in a beehive.
Even good, arresting visual art is transformed by its context.
Now Diard, far from arresting the spot of oil on his garments left by his antecedents, did his best to spread it.
Did not a famous theologian recognize the absurdity of admitting the existence of a God and arresting His course?
If she dies, I have the means of arresting Selim before he can escape.
It is her extraordinary charm and her arresting personality.
"You love poetry," said he once, pausing, and arresting my fascinated glance.
British Dictionary definitions for arresting
adjective
attracting attention; striking
Derived forms of arresting
arrestingly, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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