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adjectiveextremely interesting; deeply engrossing: an absorbing drama. Origin of absorbingFirst recorded in 1745–55; absorb + -ing2 OTHER WORDS FROM absorbingab·sorb·ing·ly, adverbnon·ab·sorb·ing, adjectiveun·ab·sorb·ing, adjectiveun·ab·sorb·ing·ly, adverbWords nearby absorbingabsorbefacient, absorbent, absorbent cotton, absorbent vessel, absorber, absorbing, absorbing well, absorptance, absorptiometer, absorptiometry, absorption Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for absorbingHe pauses, absorbing the sunshine streaming into his garden. Anime King Hayao Miyazaki’s Cursed Dreams|Melissa Leon|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST We know that Mockingbird, played by Adrianne Palicki, will be making an appearance, as well as the Absorbing Man. The Leaner, Meaner Season 2 of ‘Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’|Jason Lynch|September 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST Her time with Dr. Simpson formed “the happiest and most absorbing years” of her life. Death Became Her: Molly Lefebure’s Wartime Years of Murder and Suicide|Tim Teeman|April 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST But for a truly intimate and absorbing experience, head over to Studio Theater on 14th Street. A Local’s Guide to D.C. During the Holidays|William O’Connor|December 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
His contempt for judges and politicians was so absorbing that I read the book in two sittings. One Lawyer’s Quest to Right New Orleans’ Wrongs|Jason Berry|November 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST The despatch of the Salonika force and their outfit are absorbing all my energies. Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2|Ian Hamilton He knows the absorbing interest of the South in Western matters. The Little Lady of Lagunitas|Richard Henry Savage This it does more or less slowly by absorbing moisture from the air. Manures and the principles of manuring|Charles Morton Aikman No harvesting- or pottery-work is possible with these absorbing doorkeeping-functions. Bramble-bees and Others|J. Henri Fabre The clue to that sad and painful mystery which was absorbing her life seemed almost in her grasp.
British Dictionary definitions for absorbing
adjectiveoccupying one's interest or attention; engrossing; gripping Derived forms of absorbingabsorbingly, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to absorbingintriguing, gripping, fascinating, riveting, interesting, arresting, engrossing, enthralling, captivating, spellbinding, consuming, exciting, preoccupying, monopolizing |