engross
verb (used with object)
to occupy completely, as the mind or attention; absorb.
were engrossing
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past progressiveof engross.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The opening 90 minutes were engrossing but the sides could not be separated and the contest went into extra time.
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2022
The arrangement of these details, the orchestral rehearsals of the overture and his own rehearsals with Arlt were engrossing Thayer completely.
From The Dominant Strain by H. C. (Harry C.) Edwards
The Canadian lad sat for some time staring into the fire, as though lost in self-communion; and Cuthbert could easily imagine that affairs connected with his life in this country were engrossing his attention.
From Canoe Mates in Canada Three Boys Afloat on the Saskatchewan by St. George Rathborne
But the motherland was far away, and European wars and rivalries were engrossing all her attention.
From The Great Intendant : A chronicle of Jean Talon in Canada, 1665-1672 by H. H. (Hugh Hornby) Langton
But no such thoughts were engrossing pretty Mollie's attention.
From The Automobile Girls at Washington Checkmating the Plots of Foreign Spies by Laura Dent Crane
