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absorbing

English

Etymology

absorb +? -ing

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?b?z??.b??/, /?b?s??.b??/
  • (US) IPA(key): /æb?z??.b??/, /æb?s??.b??/, /?b?z??.b??/, /?b?s??.b??/
  • Rhymes: -??(r)b??

Adjective

absorbing (comparative more absorbing, superlative most absorbing)

  1. Engrossing, that sustains someone's interest. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]
    An absorbing pursuit.
  2. (statistics, of a state) Allowing a process to enter it, but not to leave it.

Synonyms

  • engrossing
  • fascinating
  • See also Thesaurus:exciting

Translations

Verb

absorbing

  1. present participle of absorb

References

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absorbable

English

Etymology

absorb +? -able. [First attested in the late 18th century.]

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /?b?s??b.?.bl?/, /?b?z??b.?.bl?/

Adjective

absorbable (comparative more absorbable, superlative most absorbable)

  1. Capable of being absorbed or swallowed up.

Translations

References

French

Etymology

absorber +? -able

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ap.s??.babl/

Adjective

absorbable (plural absorbables)

  1. absorbable

Further reading

  • “absorbable” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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