absorbing
adjective
ab·sorb·ing
əb-ˈsȯr-biŋ 
-ˈzȯr-
: fully taking one's attention : engrossing
an absorbing novel
Examples of absorbing in a Sentence
shell collecting can be so absorbing that you don't notice the tide coming in
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The absorbing survey shows how movies were an influence, but the appeal goes beyond celebrity subjects.
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Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Many of these jobs involve repetitive or rules-based tasks, exactly the kinds AI is rapidly absorbing.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Wagner would be a sleepless highbrow’s favorite; the long, lush, unbroken lines of music share with the white-noise hum of the air-conditioner or the thrum of the painstaking lecture the quality of being absorbing without offering undue eventfulness.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
Fear not, the lightweight spray formula features a quick absorbing texture that won’t weigh down hair.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2025
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Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Many of these jobs involve repetitive or rules-based tasks, exactly the kinds AI is rapidly absorbing.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Wagner would be a sleepless highbrow’s favorite; the long, lush, unbroken lines of music share with the white-noise hum of the air-conditioner or the thrum of the painstaking lecture the quality of being absorbing without offering undue eventfulness.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
Fear not, the lightweight spray formula features a quick absorbing texture that won’t weigh down hair.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for absorbing
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“Absorbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/absorbing. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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