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US
/ɪnˈɡɹoʊsɪŋ/
]
[ UK /ɛnɡɹˈəʊsɪŋ/ ]
[ UK /ɛnɡɹˈəʊsɪŋ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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capable of arousing and holding the attention
a fascinating story
How To Use engrossing In A Sentence
- It is a fascinating, engrossing book, and, simply as a summing-up, it is an important book.
- Now, it's an engrossing memorial to her extraordinary career, complete with microskirt made of bananas. Times, Sunday Times
- Fortunately, the author has introduced a far more engrossing sub-plot. Times, Sunday Times
- The next two days will bring more of the same - an utterly engrossing rewind to a time that sport forgot. Times, Sunday Times
- It's certainly authentic and completely engrossing. The Sun
- [T] he engrossing second entry in bestseller Twelve Hawks's Fourth Realm trilogy ... The Dark River by John Twelve Hawks: Book summary
- But if the premise is unpromising, the result is utterly engrossing.
- Mostly, his book succeeds — engrossingly. Times, Sunday Times
- An epic, engrossing study of compromise. Times, Sunday Times
- It is also an engrossing, informative and hilarious read. Times, Sunday Times