absorbing

Meaning

Adj

1. Engrossing, that sustains someone's interest.
2. Allowing a process to enter it, but not to leave it.

Verb

present participle and gerund of absorb

absorb

1. (transitive) To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up.
2. (obsolete, transitive) To engulf, as in water; to swallow up.
3. (transitive) To suck up; to drink in; to imbibe, like a sponge or as the lacteals of the body; to chemically take in.
4. (intransitive) To be absorbed, or sucked in; to sink in.
5. (transitive) To take in energy and convert it.
6. (transitive) To take in energy and convert it.
7. (transitive) To take in energy and convert it.
8. (transitive) To take in energy and convert it.
9. (transitive) To engross or engage wholly; to occupy fully.
10. (transitive) To occupy or consume time.
11. (transitive) To assimilate mentally.
12. (transitive) To assume or pay for as part of a commercial transaction.
13. (transitive) To defray the costs.
14. (transitive) To accept or purchase in quantity.

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Synonyms

fascinating

captivating

gripping

exciting

absorbent

engrossing

thrilling

suction

absorption

hot

🥵

riveting

absorptive

interesting

addicted

immersion

intriguing

piquant

spellbinding

sucking

bibulous

drying up

challenging

enchanting

engross

dithyrambic

enhancement

enthralling

Translations

boeiend

absorbant

captivant

passionnant

packend

opwindend

avvincente

absorvente

aufregend

anreizend

affascinante

erregend

anregend

fascinerend

excitante

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əbˈzɔː.bɪŋ/

Etymology

From absorb + -ing.