[f. as prec. + -ING2.] That arrests; that takes hold of the attention; striking.
1792. S. Rogers, Pleas. Mem., II. 104. He, whose arresting hand divinely wrought Each bold conception.
1843. J. H. Newman, Mirac., 152. This most solemn and arresting occurrence.
1883. R. Noel, in Contemp. Rev., Nov., 714. One of Browning’s most … arresting poems.
