"absorbing" meaning in English

See absorbing in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /əbˈzɔː.bɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /əbˈsɔː.bɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /æbˈzɔɹ.bɪŋ/ [US], /æbˈsɔɹ.bɪŋ/ [US], /əbˈzɔɹ.bɪŋ/ [US], /əbˈsɔɹ.bɪŋ/ [US] Audio: en-us-absorbing.ogg [US] Forms: more absorbing [comparative], most absorbing [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)bɪŋ 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. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|absorb|-ing|text=+|tree=1}} 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 [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "away", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "from, away from", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "away", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₂ep", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-o", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₂epó", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*ap", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "ab", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "ab-", "gloss" : "from, away from, out of", "lang" : "la" }, { "id" : "suck", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "suck", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "sip", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "sip", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*srebʰ-", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "causative suffix", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "forming verbs", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yeti", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-éyeti", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*srobʰéyeti", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*sorβeō", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "sorbeō", "gloss" : "to suck in, to drink down, to swallow up, to absorb", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "absorbeō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "assorbir", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle French", "term" : "absorber", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "frm" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "absorb", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ing", "status" : "ambiguous", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "absorbing", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="absorbing"> From absorb + -ing. Head templates: {{en-adj}} absorbing (comparative more absorbing, superlative most absorbing)
  1. Engrossing, that sustains someone's interest. Translations (engrossing): поглъщащ (poglǎštašt) (Bulgarian), увлекателен (uvlekatelen) (Bulgarian), boeiend (Dutch), grijpend meeslepend (Dutch), mukaansatempaava (Finnish), fesselnd (German), penyerap (Indonesian), absorbente (Interlingua), absorberende (Norwegian Bokmål), absorvente (Portuguese), увлека́тельный (uvlekátelʹnyj) [masculine] (Russian), zanìmljiv (Serbo-Croatian), занѝмљив (Serbo-Croatian), absorbente (Spanish), sürükleyici (Turkish), änüsugön (Volapük)
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  2. (statistics, of a state) Allowing a process to enter it, but not to leave it.
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: engrossing, fascinating Derived forms: absorbingly, nonabsorbing, unabsorbing, vibroabsorbing

Noun

IPA: /əbˈzɔː.bɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /əbˈsɔː.bɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /æbˈzɔɹ.bɪŋ/ [US], /æbˈsɔɹ.bɪŋ/ [US], /əbˈzɔɹ.bɪŋ/ [US], /əbˈsɔɹ.bɪŋ/ [US] Audio: en-us-absorbing.ogg [US] Forms: absorbings [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)bɪŋ 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. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|absorb|-ing|text=+|tree=1}} 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 [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "away", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "from, away from", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "away", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₂ep", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-o", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₂epó", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*ap", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "ab", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "ab-", "gloss" : "from, away from, out of", "lang" : "la" }, { "id" : "suck", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "suck", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "sip", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "sip", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*srebʰ-", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "causative suffix", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "forming verbs", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yeti", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-éyeti", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*srobʰéyeti", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*sorβeō", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "sorbeō", "gloss" : "to suck in, to drink down, to swallow up, to absorb", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "absorbeō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "assorbir", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle French", "term" : "absorber", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "frm" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "absorb", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ing", "status" : "ambiguous", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "absorbing", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="absorbing"> From absorb + -ing. Head templates: {{en-noun}} absorbing (plural absorbings)
  1. Absorption.
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Verb

IPA: /əbˈzɔː.bɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /əbˈsɔː.bɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /æbˈzɔɹ.bɪŋ/ [US], /æbˈsɔɹ.bɪŋ/ [US], /əbˈzɔɹ.bɪŋ/ [US], /əbˈsɔɹ.bɪŋ/ [US] Audio: en-us-absorbing.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)bɪŋ 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. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|absorb|-ing|text=+|tree=1}} 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 [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "away", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "from, away from", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "away", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₂ep", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-o", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₂epó", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*ap", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "ab", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "ab-", "gloss" : "from, away from, out of", "lang" : "la" }, { "id" : "suck", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "suck", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "sip", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "sip", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*srebʰ-", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "causative suffix", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "forming verbs", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yeti", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-éyeti", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*srobʰéyeti", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*sorβeō", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "sorbeō", "gloss" : "to suck in, to drink down, to swallow up, to absorb", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "absorbeō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "assorbir", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle French", "term" : "absorber", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "frm" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "absorb", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ing", "status" : "ambiguous", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "absorbing", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="absorbing"> From absorb + -ing. Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} absorbing
  1. present participle and gerund of absorb Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: absorb
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Inflected forms

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