absorbing
English
Etymology
From absorb + -ingCategory:English terms suffixed with -ing#ABSORBING.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əbˈzɔː.bɪŋ/, /əbˈsɔː.bɪŋ/Category:English 3-syllable words#ABSORBINGCategory:English 3-syllable words#ABSORBINGCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#ABSORBING
- (US) IPA(key): /æbˈzɔɹ.bɪŋ/, /æbˈsɔɹ.bɪŋ/, /əbˈzɔɹ.bɪŋ/, /əbˈsɔɹ.bɪŋ/Category:English 3-syllable words#ABSORBINGCategory:English 3-syllable words#ABSORBINGCategory:English 3-syllable words#ABSORBINGCategory:English 3-syllable words#ABSORBINGCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#ABSORBING
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#ABSORBINGAudio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)bɪŋCategory:Rhymes:English/ɔː(ɹ)bɪŋ#ABSORBINGCategory:Rhymes:English/ɔː(ɹ)bɪŋ/3 syllables#ABSORBING
Adjective
absorbing (comparative more absorbing, superlative most absorbing)Category:English lemmas#ABSORBINGCategory:English adjectives#ABSORBINGCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ABSORBINGCategory:Pages with entries#ABSORBINGCategory:Pages with 1 entry#ABSORBING
- Engrossing, that sustains someone's interest. [First attested in the mid 18th century.][1]
- an absorbing pursuitCategory:English terms with collocations#ABSORBING
- 2011 October 29, Neil Johnston, “Norwich 3 - 3 Blackburn”, in BBC Sport:
- 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.Category:English terms with quotations#ABSORBING
- (statisticsCategory:en:Statistics#ABSORBING, of a state) Allowing a process to enter it, but not to leave it.
Synonyms
- engrossing
- fascinating
- See also Thesaurus:exciting
Derived terms
Translations
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Verb
absorbingCategory:English non-lemma forms#ABSORBINGCategory:English verb forms#ABSORBINGCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ABSORBINGCategory:Pages with entries#ABSORBINGCategory:Pages with 1 entry#ABSORBING
- present participle and gerund of absorb
Noun
absorbing (plural absorbings)Category:English lemmas#ABSORBINGCategory:English nouns#ABSORBINGCategory:English countable nouns#ABSORBINGCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ABSORBINGCategory:Pages with entries#ABSORBINGCategory:Pages with 1 entry#ABSORBING
References
- ↑ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “absorbing”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 9.