Tak″ing, n. 1. The act of gaining possession; a seizing; seizure; apprehension.
2. Agitation; excitement; distress of mind.
What a taking was he in, when your husband asked who was in the basket! Shak.
3. Malign influence; infection. Shak.
Webster's Dictionary 1913
Tak″ing, n. 1. The act of gaining possession; a seizing; seizure; apprehension.
2. Agitation; excitement; distress of mind.
What a taking was he in, when your husband asked who was in the basket! Shak.
3. Malign influence; infection. Shak.