absorbing
adjective
ab·sorb·ing
əb-ˈsȯr-biŋ 
-ˈzȯr-
: fully taking one's attention : engrossing
an absorbing novel
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shell collecting can be so absorbing that you don't notice the tide coming in
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The novelistic world-building that sets up Packer’s empire is never especially vivid, but the system’s demise makes for some gruesomely absorbing stretches.
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Literary Hub, 13 Nov. 2025
Beans and Legumes Beans and legumes—including black beans, kidney beans, lentils, chickpeas, and soybeans—are high in fiber and complex sugars that your body has difficulty breaking down and absorbing.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 13 Nov. 2025
And does the man who presented so many different aspects of his character during an absorbing week still fully know the answer himself?
—Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
Her own book trades on a similarly absorbing, escapist allure.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
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Literary Hub, 13 Nov. 2025
Beans and Legumes Beans and legumes—including black beans, kidney beans, lentils, chickpeas, and soybeans—are high in fiber and complex sugars that your body has difficulty breaking down and absorbing.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 13 Nov. 2025
And does the man who presented so many different aspects of his character during an absorbing week still fully know the answer himself?
—Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
Her own book trades on a similarly absorbing, escapist allure.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 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 Nov. 2025.
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