Category:Taking

Tak"ing, a.

1. Apt to take; alluring; attracting. Subtile in making his temptations most taking. Fuller.

2. Infectious; contageous. [obs.] Beau. & fl. -- tak"ing*ly, adv. -- tak"ing*ness, n.

Taking Tak"ing, n.

1. The act of gaining possession; a seizing; seizure; apprehension.

2. Agitation; excitement; distress of mind. [colloq.] What a taking was he in, when your husband asked who was in the Basket! Shak.

3. Malign influence; infection. [obs.] Shak.