9 Letter Words for Absorbing
absorbing
8 Letter Words for Absorbing
rabbonis
7 Letter Words for Absorbing
bagnios, barbing, barbion, barongs, biorgan, borings, brogans, gabbros, gabions, garions, gibbons, grobian, ignaros, origans, rabbins, rabboni, ribbons, robbing, robbins, robings, sabbing, signora, soaring, sobbing, sorbian, sorbing
6 Letter Words for Absorbing
abrins, absorb, argons, arsing, arsino, babion, bagios, bagnio, bairns, bangos, baring, barong, baroni, barons, basing, basion, bingos, biogas, bogans, boings, bonair, bongar, bonsai, boring, bosnia, brains, brings, brogan, gabbro, gabion, gainor, garbos, garion, gibaro, gibbar, gibbon, gibson, girons, gobans, gobbin, gosain, grains, grasni, grison, groans, groins, ignaro, inorbs, insorb, isagon, isobar, nabobs, nagors, ngaios, norias, oaring, obangs, obarni, obsign, onagri, orangs, orbing, organs, orgias, orians, origan, rabbin, rabbis, raison, rasion, ribbon, robbin, robing, robins, rosing, sabing, sabino, sagoin, saigon, saring, sarong, siabon, signor, soigna, sorbin, soring
5 Letter Words for Absorbing
abrin, abris, agios, agons, agrin, agron, airns, angor, argin, argon, argos, arson, babis, bagio, baign, bairn, bangs, banig, barbs, baris, barns, baroi, baron, basin, bason, biabo, bibos, bigas, bigos, bingo, bings, biogs, biros, bison, boars, bobas, bogan, boing, bongs, boras, bragi, brags, brain, brans, brian, brigs, bring, brins, brios, brogs, gabon, gains, gairs, garbo, garbs, garni, garon, girba, girns, giron, giros, gnars, goban, gobbi, gonia, goran, grabs, grain, grano, grans, grias, grins, groan, groin, inorb, inorg, irons, nabis, nabob, nagor, naris, ngaio, nigra, nobis, noirs, noria, noris, nosig, obang, obias, orang, orans, organ, orgia, ornis, rabbi, rabis, ragis, rains, rason, rings, roans, robin, rogan, roins, rosin, sabin, sabir, sango, sargo, sarin, saron, signa, snoga, soign, sonar
4 Letter Words for Absorbing
abbr, abbs, abib, abir, abor, abos, abri, agin, agio, agni, agon, agos, ains, aion, airn, airs, ango, anis, ansi, arbs, argo, aris, arni, arno, asin, asio, asor, bago, bags, bain, bang, bani, bans, barb, bari, barn, bars, bias, bibs, biga, bigs, bing, bino, bins, biog, bion, bios, birn, biro, boar, boas, boba, bobs, boga, bogs, bona, bong, bons, bora, borg, bori, born, bors, bosn, brab, brag, bran, bras, brig, brin, brio, bris, brob, brog, bros, gabi, gabs, gain, gair, garb, gari, garn, gars, gibs, gins, gios, girn, giro, gnar, goar, goas, gobi, gobs, gois, gons, gora, gorb, grab, gran, gras, grin, gris, gros, iago, inga, ingo, inro, ions, iran, iron, isba, nabs, nagi, nags, naib, naig, naio, nais, naoi, naos, nasi, naso, ngai, nibs, niog, nobs, nogs, noir, nori, oars, oban, obas, obia, obis, oran, oras, orbs, orig, orna, osar, rabi, ragi, rags, rain, rais, rang, raob, rias, ribs, riga, rigs, ring, rins, roan, robs, roin, rong, rosa, sago, sain, sair, sang, sari, sian, sibb, sign, sina, sing, sion, snab, snag, snar, snib, snig, snob, snog, soar, soba, soir, song, sora, sorb, sori, sorn
3 Letter Words for Absorbing
abb, abn, abo, abr, abs, ago, agr, ags, ain, air, ais, ans, aob, aor, arb, arg, arn, ars, asb, asg, bab, bag, bai, ban, bar, bas, bbs, bib, big, bin, bio, bis, bns, boa, bob, bog, bon, bor, bos, bra, bro, gab, gan, gar, gas, gib, gin, gio, gis, gns, goa, gob, goi, gon, gor, gos, gra, gro, grs, iao, iba, ign, ing, ins, ion, ios, ira, irs, isn, iso, nab, nag, nar, nas, nbg, nib, nig, nis, noa, nob, nog, nor, nos, oar, oas, oba, obb, obi, obs, ois, ona, oni, ons, ora, orb, org, ors, osi, rab, rag, rai, ran, ras, rbi, ria, rib, rig, rin, rio, rna, rob, rog, roi, ron, ros, sab, sag, sai, san, sao, sar, sib, sig, sin, sir, sob, sog, son, sri
Definitions for Absorbing
[1] extremely interesting; deeply engrossing: an absorbing drama.
[2] to suck up or drink in (a liquid); soak up: A sponge absorbs water.
[3] to swallow up the identity or individuality of; incorporate: The empire absorbed many small nations.
[4] to involve the full attention of; to engross or engage wholly: so absorbed in a book that he did not hear the bell.
[5] to occupy or fill: This job absorbs all of my time.
[6] to take up or receive by chemical or molecular action: Carbonic acid is formed when water absorbs carbon dioxide.
[7] to take in without echo, recoil, or reflection: to absorb sound and light; to absorb shock.
[8] to take in and utilize: The market absorbed all the computers we could build. Can your brain absorb all this information?
[9] to pay for (costs, taxes, etc.): The company will absorb all the research costs.
[10] Archaic . to swallow up.
[11] occupying one's interest or attention; engrossing; gripping
[12] to soak or suck up (liquids)
[13] to engage or occupy (the interest, attention, or time) of (someone); engross
[14] to receive or take in (the energy of an impact)
[15] physics to take in (all or part of incident radiated energy) and retain the part that is not reflected or transmitted
[16] to take in or assimilate; incorporate
[17] to accept and find a market for (goods, etc)
[18] to pay for as part of a commercial transaction the distributor absorbed the cost of transport
[19] chem to cause to undergo a process in which one substance, usually a liquid or gas, permeates into or is dissolved by a liquid or solid porous solids absorb water ; hydrochloric acid absorbs carbon dioxide Compare adsorb
Words related to Absorbing
intriguing, gripping, fascinating, riveting, interesting, arresting, engrossing, enthralling, captivating, spellbinding, consuming, exciting, monopolizing
Words nearby Absorbing
absorbefacient, absorbent, absorbent cotton, absorbent vessel, absorber, absorbing, absorbing well, absorptance, absorptiometer, absorptiometry, absorption
Origin of Absorbing
1480–90; < Latin absorbēre, equivalent to ab- ab- + sorbēre to suck in, swallow
Words that may be confused with Absorbing
WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, absorbabsorb, adsorb
Other words from Absorbing
ab·sorb·ing·ly , adverb
non·ab·sorb·ing , adjective
un·ab·sorb·ing , adjective
un·ab·sorb·ing·ly , adverb
ab·sorb·a·ble , adjective
ab·sorb·a·bil·i·ty , noun
non·ab·sorb·a·bil·i·ty , noun
non·ab·sorb·a·ble , adjective
o·ver·ab·sorb , verb (used with object)
pre·ab·sorb , verb
re·ab·sorb , verb (used with object)
un·ab·sorb·a·ble , adjective
Word origin for Absorbing
C15: via Old French from Latin absorbēre to suck, swallow, from ab- 1 + sorbēre to suck
Synonyms for Absorbing
arresting, captivating, engrossing, enthralling, fascinating, gripping, interesting, intriguing, riveting, spellbinding, consuming, exciting, monopolizing, preoccupying
