absorbing

UK /əbˈzɔː.bɪŋ/ US /æbˈzɔɹ.bɪŋ/

adj 2noun 1

Collocations

ADJ.

bad, excess, fast-paced, good, liquid

VERB + ABSORBING

3-d-printed, book, change, finish, flooding, forms, observing, sound

ABSORBING + NOUN

adventure, carbon, day, dioxide, information, material, pursuit, tale

PREP.

in, into, on, than

ADV.

currently

Definitions

adj

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.

Allowing a process to enter it, but not to leave it.

noun

Absorption.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — capable of arousing and holding the attention

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

an absorbing pursuit

Wiktionary

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.

Wiktionary

This book is so absorbing that I can't put it down.

Tatoeba · #56974

Sound absorbing material is called acoustic material.

Tatoeba · #328989

An absorbing tale of adventure.

Tatoeba · #635038

Absorbing information on the internet is like drinking water from a fire hydrant.

Tatoeba · #1134119

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