absorbing — extremely interesting and engaging; holding one's complete attention
Part of speech: ADJECTIVE
Definition: extremely interesting and engaging; holding one's complete attention
Pronunciation (IPA): /əbˈzɔːrbɪŋ/
Example Sentences
- The absorbing mystery novel made me forget to eat dinner.
- My grandmother finds gardening so absorbing that she talks to her plants for hours.
- The absorbing video game kept him up until 3 AM again.
absorbing
ADJECTIVE[/əbˈzɔːrbɪŋ/]
extremely interesting and engaging; holding one's complete attention
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
Derived from Latin 'absorb', formed from ab- (away) and sorbere (to suck), with the present participle suffix -ing added. The word originally denoted the physical action of drawing in or soaking up, and expanded metaphorically to mean 'deeply engaging or captivating the mind'.
Breakdown
ab- (away) + sorbere (to suck, drink in) + -ing (present participle suffix forming an adjective).
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“The absorbing mystery novel made me forget to eat dinner.”
“My grandmother finds gardening so absorbing that she talks to her plants for hours.”
“The absorbing video game kept him up until 3 AM again.”
“She found the absorbing cooking show so interesting that she burned her own dinner while watching it.”
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