Associations to the word «Engrossing»
Noun
- Reviewer
- Thriller
- Suspense
- Clerk
- Parchment
- Handwriting
- Pursuit
- Sickness
- Occupation
- Topic
- Entertainer
- Review
- Statute
- Drama
- Critic
- Affection
- Monopoly
- Sentiment
- Conversation
- Passion
- Spectacle
- Genre
- Attention
- Speculation
- Twist
- Tale
- Ambition
- Adventure
- Telegraph
- Offence
- Read
- Consensus
- Hollywood
- Reader
- Entertainment
- Writing
- Plot
- Interest
- Dialogue
- Object
- Story
- Sorrow
- Theme
- Devotion
- Pace
- Duty
- Movie
- Thought
- Feeling
- Character
- Film
- Mind
- Variety
- Midst
- Novel
- Delight
- Deed
Adjective
Wiktionary
ENGROSSING, verb. Present participle of engross
ENGROSSING, adjective. Utterly consuming one's time and attention.
ENGROSSING, noun. The act of one who engrosses, or buys up wholesale.
Dictionary definition
ENGROSSING, adjective. Capable of arousing and holding the attention; "a fascinating story".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.