Absorbing

Definition: Absorbing

Absorbing

Adjective

1. Capable of arousing and holding the attention; "a fascinating story".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "absorbing" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1615. (references)

Synonyms: Absorbing

Excitation

Exciting, absorbing, riveting, distracting; Verb: impressive, warm, glowing, fervid, swelling, imposing, spirit-stirring, thrilling; high-wrought; soul-stirring, soul-subduing; heart-stirring, heart-swelling, heart-thrilling; agonizing; (painful); telling, sensational, hysterical; overpowering, overwhelming; more than flesh and blood can bear; yellow.

Feeling

Pervading, penetrating, absorbing; rabid, raving, feverish, fanatical, hysterical; impetuous; (excitable).

Requirement

Urgent, exigent, pressing, instant, crying, absorbing.

Crosswords: Absorbing

An Absorbing Tale (1909)

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Books

• Absorbing Air Force Fighter Pilots: Parameters, Problems, and Policy Options (reference)

• Absorbing Perfections: Kabbalah and Interpretation (reference)

• Design to Impact Absorbing Members for Aluminum Structured Vehicles/900796 (reference)

• Infrared Absorbing Dyes (Topics in Applied Chemistry) (reference)

• Tales of Maritime Maine: The Vanished Years of the Maine Coast Brought to Life in Three Absorbing Tales (reference)

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Girl worker at lunch also absorbing California sunshine, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. Credit: Library of Congress.

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Health

Discs protect the spine by absorbing shock, but they tend to degenerate over time and may sometimes rupture. (references)

Because their intestines are not absorbing enough nutrients, they may need to receive intravenous nutrition supplements. (references)

Even in carefully selected patients--those with small, contracted bladders--pain, frequency, and urgency may remain or return after surgery, and the patient may have additional problems with infections in the new bladder and difficulty absorbing nutrients from the shortened intestine. (references)

Business

In Sub-Sahara Africa, the Ivoirian market remains the most important one after Nigeria and South Africa, absorbing other neighboring countries’ unsatisfied supply, especially for used automobiles. (references)

With advantages such as energy efficiency, ease of application, insulating properties, durability and sound absorbing, organic materials are often required in accordance with the environmental protection which has become an important trend in China, and given much weight by the Chinese government. (references)

However, before opting to install an international “800” number it is advisable to compare the estimated costs of incoming international calls with the cost of using an in-country fulfillment house, which may actually be cheaper in the long run than absorbing the cost of international telephone calls. (references)

Economic History

Chile

Companies have been merging or absorbing each other, leaving a smaller number of companies competing fiercely. (references)

Poland

Experts estimate that the Polish car market is capable of absorbing some 500,000-600,000 passenger cars annually. (references)

Hong Kong

China is Hong Kong's largest trading partner, absorbing one-third of Hong Kong's total exports of US$201.6 billion. (references)

Political Economy

RUSSIA

The budget surplus has been the major factor in this regard, absorbing the monetary liquidity created by the huge increase in foreign reserves. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Expressions using "absorbing": absorbing barrier ♦ absorbing clamp ♦ absorbing plate ♦ absorbing power ♦ absorbing region ♦ absorbing scenery ♦ absorbing shock ♦ absorbing state ♦ absorbing surface ♦ absorbing volume ♦ absorbing well ♦ sound absorbing shields. Additional references.

Ending with "absorbing": all-absorbing, shock-absorbing.

Albanian

adhurueshëm (charming, fascinating, lovely), thithës (absorbent, sucking, suction, suctorial), tërheqës (absorptive, adorable, alluring, appealing, attractable, attractive, catchy, charismatic, comely, cunning, cute, drawer, dreamy, engaging, engrossing, enticing, fetching, interesting, inviting, jolly, likable, likeable, nice, personable, pleasing, pretty, showy, sightly, winsome), që të bën për vete, përthithës (absorber). (various references)

Arabic 

‏ممتع جدا (tasty), ‏مستحوذ عليه, ‏مستغرق للإنتباه. (various references)

Bulgarian 

увлекателен (engrossing, enthralling, exciting, interesting, readable), много интересен (engrossing, juicy), поглъщащ (absorbent), поглъщателен, попиващ (absorbent). (various references)

Chinese 

吸收 (ABS, Absorb, Absorbed, Absorption, assimilation, Recruited, Recruiting, sorb, sorbed). (various references)

Czech

zabírající všechen èas, poutavý (arresting, attractive, catchy, exciting, griping, gripping, intriguing, thrilling, winning). (various references)

Danish

absorptionsmiddel (absorbent, absorbent solution, absorbing solution), absorber plade (absorber plate, absorbing plate, absorbing surface), absorberbelægning (absorbing surface), absorberende barriere (absorbing barrier), absorberende lag (absorbing layer, absorption layers), absorberende måletang (absorbing clamp), absorberende materiale (absorbing material), absorberende medium (absorbing medium, dissipative medium), absorberende område (absorbing region), absorberende opløsning (absorbent, absorbent solution, absorbing solution), absorberende overflade (absorber plate, absorbing plate, absorbing surface), absorberende tilstand (absorbing barrier, absorbing state), absorberoverflade (absorbing surface), absorbator plade (absorber plate, absorbing plate, absorbing surface), absorptionsevne (absorbing power, absorptive power, absorptivity), absorbtionsvolumen (absorbing volume), vibrationsdæmpning (shock absorbing, vibration dampening, vibration deadening), balanceaksel til stiftgang med plateau til stoedsikring (balance staff for pin pallet escapement and roller for shock absorbing device), lodret dræn (absorbing well, well drain), lydabsorberende (sound absorbing, sound deadening, sound proof), lydabsorberende materialer (sound absorbing materials, sound absorptive materials, sound-proof materials), lyddaempende (sound absorbing, sound deadening, sound proof), lydisolerende materialer (sound absorbing materials, sound absorptive materials, sound-proof materials), lysabsorberende skærm (light absorbing display), skrueloes komplet balance (timed annular balance for shock absorbing device), støddæmpende (shock absorbing), støjskærme (anti-noise barriers, sound absorbing shields, sound resistant screens), vandholdende evne (water absorption capacity, water-absorbing capacity), vandret dræn (absorbing well, well drain). (various references)

Dutch

fascinerend (fascinating), boeiend (fascinating), betoverend (delightful, enchanting, fascinating, lovely). (various references)

Esperanto

interesega, fascina (fascinating). (various references)

Finnish

absorptiopinta (absorbing surface), absorboiva tila (absorbing barrier, absorbing state), absorboiva reuna (absorbing barrier), absorboiva pinnoite (absorbing coating), absorboiva kehys (absorbing frame), absorboiva alue (absorbing region), absorbenttiliuos (absorbent, absorbent solution, absorbing solution), vedenimemiskyky (water absorption capacity, water-absorbing capacity), vedenimemiskapasiteetti (water absorption capacity, water-absorbing capacity), vedenabsorbointikyky (water absorption capacity, water-absorbing capacity), valoa absorboiva näyttö (light absorbing display), suurtaajuusvirtapihti (absorbing clamp), melueste (anti-noise barriers, sound absorbing shields, sound resistant screens), iskunvaimentava (shock absorbing). (various references)

French

absorbant (absorbent), passionnant, captivant. (various references)

German

aufsaugend (absorbent, imbibing, sponging). (various references)

Greek 

πολύ ενδιαφέρων (most interesting, very interesting), απορρόφηση (absorption, aspiration, engrossment, enhancement, immersion, suction), απορροφητικόσ (absorbent, absorptive, bibulous, suction). (various references)

Hawaiian

adhurueshëm (charming, fascinating, lovely). (various references)

Hebrew 

מענין (interesting), מרתק (binding, connecting, enthralling, exciting, gripping, mooring berth, spectacular, thrilling), הבלעה (assimilating, insertion, inset, slurring over). (various references)

Hungarian

figyelmet lekötő (engrossing), felszívó (absorbent, absorptive, bibulous), elnyelő (occlusive), elmélyülést igénylő, abszorpciós, abszorbens (bibulous), abszorbeáló (occlusive). (various references)

Indonesian

syur (exciting, sexually arousing), sangat memikat, mengasyikkan (engross, fascinate, preoccupy). (various references)

Italian

avvincente (charming, compelling, endearing, engaging, engrossingly, fascinating, riveting), assorbente, assorbendo, assorbente (absorbant, absorbent, absorptive), interesante (interesting, jucystory). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

興味津々 (of absorbing interest, of great interest, very interesting). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

きゅうしつ (imperial family, moisture absorbing, palace), きゅうしゅうりょく (absorbing power), きょうみしんしん (of absorbing interest, of great interest, very interesting). (various references)

Korean 

흡수 (Absorption). (various references)

Manx

troggalagh (communicable, contractible, elevating, exhilarating, infectious, raising; builder), sooagh (absorbent, aspiratory, juicy, sappy, succulent, suctorial), maanagh, jioleagh (absorbent, sucking). (various references)

Pig Latin

absorbingay.(various references)

Portuguese

absorver (absorb, adsorb, assimilate, drink, engorge, engross, imbibe, impregnate, occlude, occupy, sip, soak, soak up, swallow), absorvente (adsorbent, adsorbing, bibulous, engrossing, overmastering, spongy), absorção (absorption, adsorption, aspiration, input), que atrai (alluring, catching, seductive), infeccioso (catching, contagious, infective, stunner, taking), fascinante (charming, enchanting, fascinating, glamorous, glamourous, lovely, witching), contagioso (catching, communicable, infective, pestilent, pestilential, stunner, taking), comunicativo (catching, chummy, communicable, communicative, expansive, sociable). (various references)

Romanian

antrenament (drill, practice, spar, training, workout), acaparator (accumulator, acquisitive, buyer-up, covetous, engrossing, food hoarder, forestalling, grabber, grasping, greedy, money making, money-grabbing, monopolizer, predatory), acaparat (grasping, greedy), absorbit (absorbedly, absorbent, engrossing, rapt, sucking-in), absorbire (absorption, assimilation, engrossment, suck, suction), absorbant (absorbent, absorptive, engrossing), captivant (captivating, charming, engaging, engrossing, exciting, fascinating, gripping, thrilling). (various references)

Russian 

увлекательный (engrossing, enthralling, fascinating), впитывающий (absorptive, sorbing), амортизирующий, поглощающий (absorbent, absorptive), поглощать абсорбция абсорбирующий. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

apsorpcioni. (various references)

Spanish

absorbente (absorbant, absorbent, absorber, absorptive, bibulous, engrossing). (various references)

Swedish

absorberande (absorbent). (various references)

Turkish

sürükleyici (fastmoving, fluent, un-put-downable), ilginç (amazing, curious, engrossing, exciting, far out, fastmoving, gripping, interesting, juicy, kooky, picturesque, quaint, quirky, taking), ilgi çekici (attractive, challenging, interesting, intriguing), emici (absorbent, absorptive, adsorbent, bibulous, sucking). (various references)

Ukrainian

звабливий (alluring), зм'якшуючий, захоплюючий (admirable, breath-taking, catching, catchy, engrossing, entrancing, exciting, intriguing, spectacular), захопливий (purple), амортизуючий, абсорбція (occlusion), поглинальний (absorptive). (various references)

Vietnamese 

làm say sưa, làm say mê (bewitching, charming, fascinating, fetching, ravishing, transporting, witching), hấp dẫn (arresting, arrestingly, attractive, catchy, gravitational, gravitative, intriguing, inviting, nutty, taking, winningly, winsome). (various references)

Derivations

Words beginning with "absorbing": absorbingly. (additional references)

Words ending with "absorbing": reabsorbing. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Absorbing" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: aborbing, absorting. (additional references)

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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: rabbonis.

-2 letters: bagnios, barbing, barongs, borings, brogans, gabbros, gabions, gibbons, origans, rabbins, rabboni, ribbons, robbing, robbins, sabbing, sabring, signora, soaring, sobbing, sorbing.

-3 letters: absorb, argons, arsino, bagnio, bairns, baring, barong, barons, basing, basion, bingos, biogas, bogans, bonsai, boring, brains, brings, brogan, gabbro, gabion, gibbon, gibson, girons, gobans, grains, grison, groans, groins, isobar, nabobs.

+2 letters: absorbingly, reabsorbing.