absorbing

Definition of Absorbing in English :

capable of arousing and holding the attention

Example Sentences:
'a fascinating story'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Absorbing

adjective

occupying one's interest or attention; engrossing; gripping

adjective

very interesting; engrossing

an absorbing tale

tr.v. ab·sorbed, ab·sorb·ing, ab·sorbs

1. To take (something) in through or as through pores or interstices.

2.

a. To occupy the attention, interest, or time of; engross: The problem completely absorbed her. See Synonyms at engross.

b. To take up or occupy (one's time or interest, for example).

3. To retain (radiation or sound, for example) wholly, without reflection or transmission.

4. To take in; assimilate: immigrants who were absorbed into the social mainstream.

5. To learn; acquire: "Matisse absorbed the lesson and added to it a new language of color" (Peter Plagen).

6. To receive (an impulse) without echo or recoil: a fabric that absorbs sound; a bumper that absorbs impact.

7. To assume or pay for (a cost or costs).

8. To endure; accommodate: couldn't absorb the additional hardships.

9. To use up; consume: The project has absorbed all of our department's resources.