Vocabulary
packend
/ˈpakn̩t/· adjective
gripping, thrilling
The adjective on half the blurbs in a bookshop: ein packender Krimi, packend erzählt.
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Forms
- Komparativ
- packender
- Superlativ
- am packendsten
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Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
packend
gripping, compelling
Die Novelle ist packend erzählt, obwohl kaum etwas passiert.
The novella is grippingly told, although hardly anything happens.
Word family
packendpackento grab; to grip; to packanpackento tacklezupackento grab hold; to get stuck in
Common combinations
- packend erzähltgrippingly told
- ein packender Krimia gripping crime novel
- von packender Intensitätof gripping intensity
Similar & opposite
≈ Synonyms
fesselndspannendmitreißend
↔ Opposites
langatmiglangweilig
Real examples
- Die Novelle ist packend erzählt, obwohl kaum etwas passiert.The novella is grippingly told, although hardly anything happens.
- Das war der packendste Krimi, den ich dieses Jahr gelesen habe.That was the most gripping crime novel I've read this year.
- Die Lesung war so packend, dass niemand auf die Uhr sah.The reading was so gripping that nobody looked at the clock.
