What is the meaning of Taking?

Alluring; attractive.

Infectious; contagious.

The act by which something is taken.

A seizure of someone's goods or possessions.

A state of mental distress, resulting in excited or erratic behavior (in the expression in a taking).

Cash or money received (by a shop or other business, for example).

present participle and gerund of take

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Source: wiktionary.org