Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Soaking up; imbibing; taking up.
- Engrossing; enchanting: as, the spectacle was most absorbing.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Swallowing, engrossing.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective statistics Allowing a
process to enter it, but not to leave it. - verb Present participle of
absorb .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective capable of arousing and holding the attention
Etymologies
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Examples
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Maybe a helping factor in absorbing shotgun recoil is that i weigh 290 pounds or I'm to dumb to acknowledge the pain.
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Maybe a helping factor in absorbing shotgun recoil is that i weigh 290 pounds or I'm to dumb to acknowledge the pain.
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In his skilled hands, these two journeys are rivetingly told, in absorbing, meticulous detail.
James Swanson's "Bloody Crimes," reviewed by John Waugh John C. Waugh 2010
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In his skilled hands, these two journeys are rivetingly told, in absorbing, meticulous detail.
James Swanson's "Bloody Crimes," reviewed by John Waugh John C. Waugh 2010
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McGahee suffered a neck injury in absorbing a vicious blow from safety Ryan Clark after catching a pass over the middle with 3: 29 remaining.
'This is a 12-round slugfest,' but Steelers too tough for Ravens 2009
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Doctors can indirectly assess pancreatic function with a 72-hour stool collection, in combination with a three-day dietary record, to determine how much fat a child is absorbing from the food he or she is eating.
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Arkansas, meanwhile, was overwhelmed in absorbing a second blowout in as many games to a Top 10 team.
USATODAY.com 2008
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Matt Leinart is getting a crash course in absorbing the pro game, but he'll be better for it in the long run.
Whiz mission: Change the football culture in the desert 2007
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Their confidence that they could negotiate these reforms through the union movement and electoral politics, and thus avoid the perils of class warfare, demonstrates political elites 'success in absorbing and redirecting dissent during the crisis of the Depression.
Manhood in the Age of Aquarius: Masculinity in Two Countercultural Communities, 196583 2007
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Chillingly, the report added, "They may also find difficulty in absorbing the additional costs, to comply with the Directive."
The ultimate in fatuity? Richard 2006
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