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absorbing

UK/əbˈzɔː.bɪŋ//æbˈzɔɹ.bɪŋ/

absorbing adjective: engrossing, that sustains someone's interest. Also the present participle and gerund of absorb.

Adjective

absorbing (comparative more absorbing, superlative most absorbing)

  1. Engrossing, that sustains someone's interest.
    • an absorbing pursuit
    • It was a dramatic finish to an absorbing, fast-paced game but Blackburn will be deeply unhappy with referee Anthony Taylor as Nzonzi's handball was harsh.2011 October 29, Neil Johnston, “Norwich 3 - 3 Blackburn”, in BBC Sport
  2. Allowing a process to enter it, but not to leave it.

Noun

absorbing (plural absorbings)

  1. Absorption.

Also used as

absorbing is also the present participle and gerund of absorb.

absorbing meaning in Indonesian

absorbing in Indonesian

engrossing
penyerap

Examples of absorbing in a sentence

  • Lynn squeezed her buttocks as she wiggled and gyrated, absorbing Chris's warm tongue in her love pocket.
  • The Improvement District, conversely, was only minimally effected by absorbing the Village.
  • The effects of any one instance of TV absorbing and pablumizing cultural tokens seems innocuous enough.

All 24 example sentences with absorbing

Synonyms of absorbing

Forms of absorbing

Adjective
comparativemore absorbing
superlativemost absorbing
Noun
pluralabsorbings

Origin of absorbing

From absorb + -ing.

Words formed from absorbing

Phrases with absorbing

Questions about absorbing

What does absorbing mean?
Absorbing means engrossing, that sustains someone's interest.
What is absorbing in Indonesian?
Absorbing in Indonesian is penyerap. See Absorbing meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is absorbing?
Absorbing can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce absorbing?
Absorbing is pronounced /əbˈzɔː.bɪŋ/ (UK).

Words near absorbing in the dictionary

  1. absorbermen
  2. absorbers
  3. absorbest
  4. absorbeth
  5. absorbifacient
  6. absorbing
  7. absorbing oneself in
  8. absorbingly
  9. absorbings
  10. absorbition
  11. absorbitions

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