Associations to the word «Absorbing»

Wiktionary

ABSORBING, adjective. Engrossing, that sustains someone's interest. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]
ABSORBING, adjective. (statistics) (of a state) Allowing a process to enter it, but not to leave it.
ABSORBING, verb. Present participle of absorb

Dictionary definition

ABSORBING, adjective. Capable of arousing and holding the attention; "a fascinating story".

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne