ABSORBING
/əbˈsɔː.bɪŋ/
14
Scrabble
18
WWF
A(1) B(3) S(1) O(1) R(1) B(3) I(1) N(1) G(2)
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Definition
/əbˈsɔː.bɪŋ/
verb
- To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up.
- To engulf, as in water; to swallow up.
- To suck up; to drink in; to imbibe, like a sponge or as the lacteals of the body; to chemically take in.
- To take in energy and convert it, as“Heat, light, and electricity are absorbed in the substances into which they pass.”
- To engross or engage wholly; to occupy fully
adjective
- Engrossing, that sustains someone's interest.“An absorbing pursuit.”
- (of a state) Allowing a process to enter it, but not to leave it.
Source: Wiktionary
