D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Arresting

/(ăr*rĕst"ĭng)/ · Ar·rest·ing · IPA /əˈɹɛstɪŋ/
01 a. Striking; attracting attention; impressive.
  1. 1.
    Striking; attracting attention; impressive.
    “This most solemn and arresting occurrence.” J. H. Newman.