"arresting" in the verb sense
1. collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, cop
take into custody
"the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
2. check, turn back, arrest, stop, contain, hold back
hold back, as of a danger or an enemy check the expansion or influence of
"Arrest the downward trend"
"Check the growth of communism in South East Asia"
"Contain the rebel movement"
"Turn back the tide of communism"
3. catch, arrest, get
attract and fix
"His look caught her"
"She caught his eye"
"Catch the attention of the waiter"
4. halt, hold, arrest
cause to stop
"Halt the engines"
"Arrest the progress"
"halt the presses"
"arresting" in the adjective sense
1. arresting, sensational, stunning
commanding attention
"an arresting drawing of people turning into animals"
"a sensational concert
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