taking
noun
the act of a person or thing that takes.
takingness
-
a word derived from
taking.
Example Sentences
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The alarming takingness of it had gotten in at his ear, and as he was savagely undressing he caught himself in the traitorous act of humming it to himself.
From Aladdin O'Brien by Gouverneur Morris
