Engrossing

//ɛnˈɡɹoʊsɪŋ// adj, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of one who engrosses, or buys up wholesale.
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of engross form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    Utterly consuming one's time and attention.

    "an engrossing documentary"

Adjective
  1. 1
    capable of arousing and holding the attention wordnet

Synonyms

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fascinatingabsorbingabsorbingabsorbingall-consumingarresting

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"Instead of interacting with each other, each of the family members turned their attention to their mobile devices, engrossing themselves in their own entertainments."

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