Taking
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Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): ( n.) Malign influence; infection.
(2): ( a.) Infectious; contageous.
(3): ( a.) Apt to take; alluring; attracting.
(4): ( n.) The act of gaining possession; a seizing; seizure; apprehension.
(5): ( n.) Agitation; excitement; distress of mind.
(6): ( p. pr. & vb. n.) of Take
King James Dictionary [2]
Ta'King, ppr. Receiving catching getting possession apprehending.
1. a. Alluring attracting.
Ta'King, n. The act of gaining possession a seizing seizure apprehension.
1. Agitation distress of mind.
What a taking was he in, when your husband asked what was in the basket?