Arresting and Engaging

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Arresting adjective - Holding the attention or provoking interest.

Usage example: an arresting film about tribal traditions in Africa

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Engaging is a synonym for arresting in striking topic. In some cases you can use "Engaging" instead an adjective "Arresting".

Nearby Words: arrest, arrested, arrester

Engaging adjective - Having an often mysterious or magical power to attract.

Usage example: movie stars often have an engaging aura that is hard to describe

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Arresting is a synonym for engaging in charming topic. You can use "Arresting" instead an adjective "Engaging".

Nearby Words: engage, engaged, engagement, engagingly

Man Bites Man: In the opening scene where Gerard's team is arresting two fugitive brothers holed up in a South Side apartment, one of the brothers tries to bite Biggs on the shoulder while he's being handcuffed after engaging Biggs and Renfro in an all-out brawl.

Source: Film / U.S. Marshals

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