Definition of "absorbing" []

• Allowing a process to enter it, but not to leave it. (adjective)
• Present participle of absorb. (verb)

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• "In his skilled hands, these two journeys are rivetingly told, in absorbing, meticulous detail."
• "Doctors can indirectly assess pancreatic function with a 72-hour stool collection, in combination with a three-day dietary record, to determine how much fat a child is absorbing from the food he or she is eating."
• "Maybe a helping factor in absorbing shotgun recoil is that i weigh 290 pounds or I'm to dumb to acknowledge the pain."