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.
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.
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