TA'KING, participle present tense Receiving; catching; getting possession; apprehending. 1. adjective Alluring; attracting. TA'KING, noun The act of gaining possession; a seizing; seizure; apprehension. 1. Agitation; distress of mind. What a taking was he in, when your husband asked what was in the basket?
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