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| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : pree-ok-yuh-pahy |
| Phonetic Transcription : priˈɒk yəˌpaɪ |
Definition of preoccupying
Origin :- 1560s, from pre- + occupy. Related: Preoccupied; preoccupying.
- verb absorb
- Her present, with all its preoccupying trifles, lay in wrecks about her.
- Extract from : « Flint » by Maud Wilder Goodwin
- The Pope of Rome has declared that the “preoccupying” problem for active Christianity must now be the industrial problem.
- Extract from : « McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 5, October 1893 » by Various
- Through the dense jungle of preoccupying affairs in which I was buried I could see that I was not satisfied.
- Extract from : « Aliens » by William McFee
- Marianne followed in due course, and appeared in conflict with a preoccupying wrist-button.
- Extract from : « It Never Can Happen Again » by William De Morgan
- Something was preoccupying the other two minds, and our Sally had not the remotest notion what.
- Extract from : « Somehow Good » by William de Morgan
- The positive truth concerning Him, by preoccupying mind and heart, guards beforehand against the most specious teachings.
- Extract from : « The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon » by Alexander Maclaren
- The latter pronounce themselves in favor of dearness, preoccupying themselves solely with the interests of the producer.
- Extract from : « Sophisms of the Protectionists » by Frederic Bastiat
- He refused further commissions, for a great new obsession dominated his whole being, preoccupying every thought.
- Extract from : « Where the Path Breaks » by Charles de Crspigny
Synonyms for preoccupying
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