“Every medieval craftsman was completely absorbed in his work, to which he was subjected to a far greater extent than the modern worker whose work is a matter of indifference to him.”
“She was all absorbed with the music. Marcia had placed herself where the light from the window fell full across her face, and every flitting expression as she followed the undulant sounds was visible.”
“If you bake it, as I do here, more of the absorbed marinade will remain in the finished dish than if you grill it.”
absorbing
Engrossing, that sustains someone's interest. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]
(state) Allowing a process to enter it, but not to leave it.