Synonym: engrossing, fascinating, gripping, riveting. Similar words: absorb, absorbed, be absorbed in, absorption, forbidding, harbinger, disturbing, disturbingly. Meaning: [-bɪŋ] 
adj. capable of arousing and holding the attention.
adj. capable of arousing and holding the attention. 
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1. He stood still, absorbing every detail of the street.
2. Writing a biography is an absorbing voyage of discovery.
3. She had a great faculty for absorbing information.
4. We are still absorbing the lessons of this disaster.
5. "Two Sisters" is an absorbing read.
6. She and Ned sat silently for a moment, absorbing the peace of the lake.
7. The Chancellor's speech was an absorbing piece of political theatre.
8. We are still absorbing the harsh lessons of this disaster.
9. They spent a week in Paris just absorbing the atmosphere.
10. The result is absorbing and highly readable.
11. It's an absorbing and engaging show.
12. The problems came in absorbing the shock.
13. Margret had a great faculty for absorbing information.
14. It is also interesting, absorbing and new.
15. Developing your own photographs can be an absorbing hobby.
16. It works by absorbing moisture on the surface of your skin.
17. These should have the capacity for absorbing large numbers of people from nearby towns.
18. One way of absorbing the extra carbon dioxide would be to plant more trees.
19. I read her last novel and found it very absorbing.
20. The Scottish labour market has been remarkably successful in absorbing the increase in the number of graduates.
21. There is also a new steering wheel with an energy absorbing rim to cushion the driver's head in the worst impacts.
22. It supports and stabilizes the foot preventing rollover, whilst absorbing shock from impact.
23. Incidentally(sentencedict.com), the body shape also means the hand is in the optimum position for absorbing the recoil impact.
24. The second reason for calcium deficiency is the fact that the body has difficulty absorbing the mineral.
25. It's acoustic and a little more reticent, but highly focused and with plenty of absorbing incident.
26. Oxygen is absorbed into the water by surface movement, where a gaseous exchange takes place releasing carbon dioxide and absorbing oxygen.
27. He wondered again about its black color; that was ideal, of course, for absorbing solar energy.
28. As mom inhales, Tamika sleeps, her pink and white sundress absorbing the fluids of unknown grown-ups.
28. Sentencedict.com try its best to gather and build good sentences.
29. In spite of an inauspicious beginning, Laura and Bernard succeeded within a few years in developing an absorbing private life in their adopted country.
30. La Plante lets her mystery unfold at a leisurely but absorbing pace.
More similar words: absorb, absorbed, be absorbed in, absorption, forbidding, harbinger, disturbing, disturbingly, orbit, forbid, morbid, absolve, absolved, absolute, forbidden, morbidly, morbidity, turbine, absolutely, absolution, absolutism, exorbitant, exorbitantly, adsorbent, absolute monarchy, absolute magnitude, absolute advantage, binge, combing, ebbing.