a.
Swallowing, engrossing; as, an absorbing pursuit. -- Ab·sorb·ing, adv.
| Dictionary: Ab·sorb·ing |
Swallowing, engrossing; as, an absorbing pursuit. -- Ab·sorb·ing, adv.
| Antonyms: absorbing |
Definition: holding one's attention
Antonyms: boring, irksome
| Word Tutor: absorbing |
True happiness, we are told, consists in getting out of one's self, but the point is not only to get out — you must stay out; and to stay out you must have some absorbing errand.
— Henry James
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