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arresting

[uh-res-ting]

adjective

  1. attracting or capable of attracting attention or interest; striking.

    an arresting smile.

  2. making or having made an arrest.

    the arresting officer.



arresting

/ əˈɛɪŋ /

adjective

  1. attracting attention; striking

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • arrestingly adverb
  • nonarresting adjective
  • unarresting adjective
  • ˈپԲ adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

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One of the five arresting officers told the family he was accused of insulting a police boss on social media.

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During a confrontation, several officers swung their batons and fired less-lethal munitions at Bill “to no effect” and then “used a team takedown” before arresting him.

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They are cracking down, arresting, torturing and killing national aid workers and human rights activists.

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Supreme Court on behalf of the city of Grants Pass and won the decision that reopened the door to citing and arresting homeless people for illegal camping.

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In late May, Miller appeared on Fox News to announce publicly he was setting a goal of arresting 3,000 undocumented migrants a day.

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