seizing

Etymology

From seize + -ing.

verb

1. present participle and gerund of seize

noun

1. The act of grabbing or taking possession.
2. (chiefly in the plural) 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.
   1. Such lashing used to temporarily immobilize the ends of a rope to prevent a knot from slipping or collapsing.

adj

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. 1977, Alistair Horne, A Savage War of Peace, New York: Review Books, published 2006, page 45