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Vinony

absorbing

adjective

  1. soak up
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /əbˈzɔː.bɪŋ/ / /əbˈsɔː.bɪŋ/ / /æbˈzɔɹ.bɪŋ/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *srebʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *srobʰéyeti Proto-Italic *sorβeō Latin sorbeō Latin absorbeō Old French assorbir Middle French absorberder. English absorb English -ing English absorbing From absorb + -ing.

  1. Engrossing, that sustains someone's interest.

    “an absorbing pursuit”

    “It was a dramatic finish to an absorbing, fast-paced game but Blackburn will be deeply unhappy with referee Anthony Taylor as Nzonzi's handball was harsh.”

  2. Allowing a process to enter it, but not to leave it.

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *srebʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *srobʰéyeti Proto-Italic *sorβeō Latin sorbeō Latin absorbeō Old French assorbir Middle French absorberder. English absorb English -ing English absorbing From absorb + -ing.

  1. Absorption.

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *srebʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *srobʰéyeti Proto-Italic *sorβeō Latin sorbeō Latin absorbeō Old French assorbir Middle French absorberder. English absorb English -ing English absorbing From absorb + -ing.

  1. present participle and gerund of absorb