Taking /(?)/

Tak·ing

Taking

a.
  1. Apt to take; alluring; attracting.
    Subtile in making his temptations most taking.
  2. Infectious; contageous. [Obs.]

Taking

n.
  1. The act of gaining possession; a seizing; seizure; apprehension.
  2. Agitation; excitement; distress of mind. [Colloq.]
    What a taking was he in, when your husband asked who was in the basket!
  3. Malign influence; infection. [Obs.]