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engrossing

  • /ɛnˈɡɹəʊsɪŋ/ UK
  • /ɛŋˈɡɹəʊsɪŋ/ UK
  • /ɛnˈɡɹoʊsɪŋ/ US
  • /ɛŋˈɡɹoʊsɪŋ/ US

adjective more engrossing · most engrossing

  1. Utterly consuming one's time and attention. an engrossing documentary

    Similar: absorbing, fascinating

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of engross

noun engrossings

  1. The act of one who engrosses, or buys up wholesale.

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adj absorbing

Españolabsorbente, cautivante
Portuguêsabsorvente, cativante
Françaisabsorbant, captivant
Deutschfesselnd

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"engrossing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/engrossing. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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engrossing. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/engrossing

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"engrossing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/engrossing.

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@misc{engrossing_2026,
  title = {engrossing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/engrossing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}