Sekirov Dictionary

seizing

/ˈsizɪŋ/

noun 4
adjective 1
forms 3

noun4

The act of grabbing or taking possession.
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.
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[in the plural] Something seized.
- The pirates buried their seizings and marked the map with an X.

adjective1

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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. — 1977

forms

seizings · more seizing · most seizing

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