seizing
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seizing
- /ˈsizɪŋ/ UK
Rhymes with -iːzɪŋ
Where it comes from
From seize + -ing.
verb
- present participle and gerund of seize
noun seizings
- The act of grabbing or taking possession.
- Something seized. The pirates buried their seizings and marked the map with an X.
- A type of lashing or binding by a small cord. Cut your seizings and draw the poles, ye harpooneers!” Silently obeying the order, the three harpooneers now stood with the detached iron part of their harpoons, some three feet long, held, barbs up, before him.
- Such lashing used to temporarily immobilize the ends of a rope to prevent a knot from slipping or collapsing.
adjective more seizing · most seizing
- That seizes the attention; impressive. It is a world of seizing visual beauty, of shimmering whites and yellows that shift to glowing apricot, pink and violet with the sinking of the saturant sun.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: prehension, grasping, taking hold, arresting, capture, snatching, grabbing, seizure, kidnapping, detaining, winning, entering, forfeiting, controlling, mastering, taking
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title = {seizing},
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