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ar·rest·ing

arresting

 
pronunciation:
re stIng
features:
Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: adjective
definition 1: capable of attracting and holding attention.
She has an arresting way of speaking.
antonyms:
inconspicuous
similar words:
magnetic
definition 2: responsible for an arrest.
The arresting officer testified.
Word Combinations  About this feature
adverb + (adj.)arresting more, most, potentially
(adj.)arresting + noun agent, aircraft, album, appearance, aspect, authority, cable, charge, cloud, composition, cop, creation, debut, deputy, display, eye, feature, figure, flower, garden, gear, handcuff, image, jolt, landing, lisp, look, mercy, movement, officer, pair, parterre, passage, photography, phrase, plane, portrait, presence, production, recording, report, self-portrait, sight, song, statement, station, tale, theme, title, touch, trial, uniqueness, vision [See all][See only the most frequent]
derivation: arrestingly (adv.)