seizing
/ˈsizɪŋ/ noun, adjective
Also a form of seize
Forms seizings
- noun The act of grabbing or taking possession.
- noun (chiefly in the plural) Something seized. “The pirates buried their seizings and marked the map with an X.”
- noun A type of lashing or binding by a small cord.
- noun Such lashing used to temporarily immobilize the ends of a rope to prevent a knot from slipping or collapsing.
- adjective That seizes the attention; impressive.
Synonyms
Etymology
From seize + -ing.
Webster’s 1913
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “seizing”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details