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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There’s a lot to say about the texture—decadent, buttery, but surprisingly fast-absorbing, for starters—but greasy isn’t one of them.
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Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 23 June 2026
Plastic trays are the least expensive but are also prone to cracking and absorbing odors.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 19 June 2026
The Best Books of the Year (So Far) Our editors and critics choose the most captivating, notable, brilliant, surprising, absorbing, weird, thought-provoking, and talked-about books.
—Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 17 June 2026
While her mind might be nomadic, her eyes remain stubbornly with us, pausing and absorbing, perceptive.
—Joseph Trinidad, Longreads, 16 June 2026
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Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 23 June 2026
Plastic trays are the least expensive but are also prone to cracking and absorbing odors.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 19 June 2026
The Best Books of the Year (So Far) Our editors and critics choose the most captivating, notable, brilliant, surprising, absorbing, weird, thought-provoking, and talked-about books.
—Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 17 June 2026
While her mind might be nomadic, her eyes remain stubbornly with us, pausing and absorbing, perceptive.
—Joseph Trinidad, Longreads, 16 June 2026
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 25 Jun. 2026.
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