seizing
verbosostantivoaggettivoattestato nei dialoghi
- Regno Unito//ˈsizɪŋ//
The act of grabbing or taking possession.
verbo
- 1
Anche una forma di seizepresent participle and gerund of seize
Etimologia
From seize + -ing.
sostantivo
- 1
The act of grabbing or taking possession.
- 2
Something seized.
The pirates buried their seizings and marked the map with an X.
- 3
A type of lashing or binding by a small cord.
Cut your seizings and draw the poles, ye harpooneers!” Silently obeying the order, the three harpooneers now stood with the detached iron part of their harpoons, some three feet long, held, barbs up, before him.
- 4
A type of lashing or binding by a small cord. Such lashing used to temporarily immobilize the ends of a rope to prevent a knot from slipping or collapsing.
aggettivo
- 1
That seizes the attention; impressive.
It is a world of seizing visual beauty, of shimmering whites and yellows that shift to glowing apricot, pink and violet with the sinking of the saturant sun.
Forme
- plurale
- seizings
- comparativo
- more seizing
- superlativo
- most seizing
seizing · The act of grabbing or taking possession.
seizure · senses related to possession The act of taking possession, as…seldom · Infrequently, rarely.select · Privileged, specially selected.