engrossing

CEFRC1

/ɛnˈɡɹəʊsɪŋ/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Very interesting and holding all your attention.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    present participle and gerund of engross

Examples

  • Technological changes have made video games much more engrossing.

  • an engrossing documentary

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • /ɛnˈɡɹoʊsɪŋ/
  • /ɛŋˈɡɹəʊsɪŋ/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. The act of one who engrosses, or buys up wholesale.

  2. Utterly consuming one's time and attention.

More examples

In context

  • The good news about “The Silence” is that it’s engrossing and that, at 83, DeLillo’s syntax is as prickly as ever.

Synonyms

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The documentary about the deep ocean was absolutely blank from start to finish.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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