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A powerful attraction exists, therefore, to the promotion of a study and of duties of all others engrossing the time most completely, and which is less benefited than most others by any acquaintance with science.
Charles Babbage

Meaning of "engrossing" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ENGROSSING

engrossing  [ɪnˈɡrəʊsɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ENGROSSING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Engrossing is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ENGROSSING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Engrossing

Engrossing may refer to: ▪ Engrossing – marketing offences in English common law. ▪ The process of preparing an engrossed bill in a legislature. ▪ Illuminated manuscript production and design processes.

Definition of engrossing in the English dictionary

The definition of engrossing in the dictionary is so interesting as to occupy one's attention completely; absorbing.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ENGROSSING


boxing
ˈbɒksɪŋ
crossing
ˈkrɒsɪŋ
dancing
ˈdɑːnsɪŋ
dressing
ˈdrɛsɪŋ
facing
ˈfeɪsɪŋ
financing
ˈfaɪnænsɪŋ
increasing
ɪnˈkriːsɪŋ
licensing
ˈlaɪsənsɪŋ
missing
ˈmɪsɪŋ
nursing
ˈnɜːsɪŋ
outsourcing
ˌaʊtˈsɔːsɪŋ
passing
ˈpɑːsɪŋ
pricing
ˈpraɪsɪŋ
processing
ˈprəʊsɛsɪŋ
purchasing
ˈpɜːtʃɪsɪŋ
racing
ˈreɪsɪŋ
resourcing
rɪˈsɔːsɪŋ
roughhousing
ˈrʌfˌhaʊsɪŋ
sing
sɪŋ
Singh
sɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ENGROSSING

engrainedness
engrainer
engram
engrammatic
engrammic
engrasp
engrave
engraved
engraver
engravery
engraving
engraving plate
engrenage
engrieve
engroove
engross
engrossed
engrossedly
engrossingly
engrossment

WORDS THAT END LIKE ENGROSSING

addressing
advertising
blessing
data processing
data-processing
depressing
distressing
embarrassing
focussing
food processing
hairdressing
harassing
hissing
image processing
in passing
information processing
Lessing
pressing
salad dressing
surpassing
word processing

Synonyms and antonyms of engrossing in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ENGROSSING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «engrossing» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of engrossing

Translation of «engrossing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ENGROSSING

Find out the translation of engrossing to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of engrossing from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «engrossing» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

引人入胜
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

apasionante
570 millions of speakers

English

engrossing
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दिलचस्प
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

النسخ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

увлекательным
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cativante
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চিত্তাকর্ষক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

passionnant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mengasyikkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

fesselnde
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

夢中にさせる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

마음을 사로 잡는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Engrossing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làm mất thì giờ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கவர்வதாய்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तल्लीन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

düşündürücü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

avvincente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wciągające
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

захоплюючим
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

captivant
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

συναρπαστικό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

boeiend
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fängslande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fengslende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of engrossing

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ENGROSSING»

The term «engrossing» is regularly used and occupies the 63.840 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ENGROSSING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about engrossing

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3 QUOTES WITH «ENGROSSING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word engrossing.
1
Paul Allen
Technology is notorious for engrossing people so much that they don't always focus on balance and enjoy life at the same time.
2
Charles Babbage
A powerful attraction exists, therefore, to the promotion of a study and of duties of all others engrossing the time most completely, and which is less benefited than most others by any acquaintance with science.
3
Joan D. Vinge
I wanted to show those characters discovering it is possible to find common ground, as they make their way through a plotline that I hope is engrossing enough to keep the reader a willing participant.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ENGROSSING»

Discover the use of engrossing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to engrossing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Engrossing: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases
Abstract: A low cost computer is suitable for small size configuration. Casings 4 and 32 are formed by aluminum, which is a heat radiating material, and CPUs 6 and 36, hard disk devices 8 and 38, control ICs 40 and 42 and a m
‎2008
2
Extracts from Lectures in divinity on important subjects ...
George Hill Alexander Hill (D.D.). LECTURES IN DIVINITY BY THE LATE PRINCIPAL HILL IMPORTANT SUBJECTS WHICH ARE NOW ENGROSSING THE PUBLIC ATTENTION WILLIAM BLACKWOOD AND SONS EDINBURGH AND ...
George Hill, Alexander Hill (D.D.), 1861
3
A Dictionary of American and English Law: With Definitions ...
ENGROSS— ENGROSSING.— 1 1. Formerly to engross a document was to write it in a peculiar hand (chiefly remarkable for its illegibility), derived from the court- hand in which records were anciently written. This engrossing hand 'was also ...
Stewart Rapalje, Robert L. Lawrence, 1888
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms
Ant sanction — Con »let, allow, permit interesting, engrossing, absorbing, intriguing mean having a quality or qualities that secure attention and hold it for a length of time. Interesting implies a power in a person or thing to awaken such a ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1984
5
The Legal Observer, Or, Journal of Jurisprudence
125 £ s. 36 Engrossing ditto, per folio . .00 37 Writ of scire facias, fee . . 0 10 38 Engrossing ditto, per folio . 0 0 39 Alias or testatum scire facias, fee . 0 3 40 Engrossing ditto, per folio .00 N.B. The above fees to include all certificates at foot and ...
6
The Irish Jurist
24, &C, 0 10 0 28 Writ of restitution 0 10 0 29 Levari facias, or other writ issued after final judgment not herein particularly specified .0126 30 Writ of inquiry, fee on 068 31 Engrossing ditto, per folio . . . .006 32 Abstract of Xisi 1'rius, first issue .
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Reports from Commissioners
Abstract of Nisi Pnus, first issue, . . . . 0 13 4 For each additional issue (at the discretion ot the Master), but not in any case to exceed XI, . .034 N.B.— A fee to counsel to be allowed on settling issues in proper cases. Engrossing ditto, per folio, .
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1866
8
The Plays of William Shakespeare: With the Corrections and ...
Arms, take your last embrace ! and lips, O you The doors of breath, seal with a righteous kissA dateless bargain to engrossing death !• — Come, bitter conduct,9 come, unsavoury guide! Thou desperate pilot, now at once run on The dashing ...
William Shakespeare, Joseph Dennie, Samuel Johnson, 1809
9
A Collection of Pleadings and Practical Precedents
D; ft. order, fol. 1 , and engrossing, $0 37 J Cc py order for plaintiff, 12J Service of same, with notice, 25 Jud <_• 's fees for order, • Attendance on judge on plaintiff's showing cause of action, • « • 25 (juere 1 Sec Drft. counter affidavit of deft. fol.
John Van Ness Yates, 1837
10
Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command
Drawing, engrossing, in- rolling and examining every customer's or collector's patent, and for the docquet - - - - Drawing, engrossing, inrolling and examining every comptroller's, searcher's, ander-search- er's, and king's waiter's patent, and for ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1816

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ENGROSSING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term engrossing is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Amy' review: Engrossing and sensitively portrayed
Released under the PVR Director's Rare banner, director Asif Kapadia's documentary "Amy" gives an up, close and personal insight into the ... «Zee News, Jul 15»
2
Do I Sound Gay?, asks the director of this brisk doc on the queer …
... his journey toward a more confident sense of self, and what his struggle says about the wider community he's a part of, is overall engrossing ... «A.V. Club DC, Jul 15»
3
Tennis: Spain's Muguruza edges Radwanska to reach final
... the Wimbledon final since 1996 when she beat Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska 6-2 3-6 6-3 in an engrossing Centre Court duel on Thursday. «Channel News Asia, Jul 15»
4
Stars Of "Million Dollar Listing" Give Us The Dirt On Rich Tech …
Indeed, in the way of all good television, reality or otherwise, Million Dollar Listing is made engrossing by virtue of the same factors that make ... «BuzzFeed News, Jul 15»
5
Review: In praise of Sundance's miraculous drama 'Rectify' as it …
This kind of small, intimate character work demands high-class acting to make it watchable, let alone as engrossing as "Rectify" is. Young and ... «HitFix, Jul 15»
6
Preview: Dublin and Clare can reach All-Ireland series
An engrossing hurling rivalry between Clare and Cork has emerged ever since their league play-off clash in 2013. It reached a fever pitch when ... «RTE.ie, Jul 15»
7
Opinion: 'Money' vs. Money in the Main Event
If Mendes wins, not only does it incinerate Aldo-McGregor, it suddenly takes the 145-pound division from its most engrossing era ever and ... «Sherdog.com, Jul 15»
8
Premiere: Antix - 'Afshin's Song'
A hip-hop artist who continually faces the future, the rapper has a politicised edge to his material which manages to be both enormously engrossing and openly ... «Clash Magazine, Jul 15»
9
A Letter to Millennials: Don't Sleep Through the Revolution
... (a kind of hybrid Prozac/Viagra) and go out to the Feelies, a form of entertainment so all-engrossing that the “prole” never had any sense that ... «TIME, Jul 15»
10
Batman #42 Review
“Superheavy” is a slow burn so far, but one that offers an engrossing look at the way life in Gotham is changing. Issue #41 explored the basic ... «IGN, Jul 15»

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