entertaining
Syllables: en·ter·tain·ing/ˌɛntəɹˈteɪnɪŋ/
entertaining adjective: very amusing; that entertains. Also the present participle and gerund of entertain.
Adjective
entertaining (comparative more entertaining, superlative most entertaining)
- Very amusing; that entertains.
- The smiths themselves were a grand lot of fellows, full of a robust, and sometimes Rabelaisian sense of humour, and between "heats," they could be most entertaining.1945 January and February, A Former Pupil, “Some Memories of Crewe Works—III”, in Railway Magazine, page 13
- Sunderland came back from two goals down to earn a point from an entertaining encounter with West Brom.2011 October 1, Phil Dawkes, “Sunderland 2 - 2 West Brom”, in BBC Sport
- Synonyms:
- funfilled
Noun
entertaining (plural entertainings)
- Entertainment.
- As soon as the festival was over, and the usual routine of summer entertainings and meetings had been got through, the Bishop and Mrs. Selwyn, accompanied by their large family party and some friends, started for a quiet holiday […]1889, George Herbert Curteis, Bishop Selwyn of New Zealand, and of Lichfield
Also used as
entertaining is also the present participle and gerund of entertain.
entertaining meaning in Arabic
entertaining in Arabic
- amusing
- بيسلّي bisalli
Examples of entertaining in a sentence
- His bit about video games was not nearly as entertaining as the other segments of his show.
- The movie was entertaining enough, but it was just popcorn entertainment.
- He thinks he’s a barrel of monkeys, but he’s not particularly entertaining.
Synonyms of entertaining
Forms of entertaining
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more entertaining |
| superlative | most entertaining |
| Noun | |
| plural | entertainings |
Origin of entertaining
From entertain + -ing.
Words formed from entertaining
Words that rhyme with entertaining
- training
- draining
- planing
- remaining
- waning
- aquatraining
- baning
- caning
- chaining
- complaining
- craning
- feigning
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Questions about entertaining
- What does entertaining mean?
- Entertaining means very amusing; that entertains.
- What is entertaining in Arabic?
- Entertaining in Arabic is بيسلّي (bisalli). See Entertaining meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is entertaining?
- Entertaining can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce entertaining?
- Entertaining is pronounced /ˌɛntəɹˈteɪnɪŋ/.
Words near entertaining in the dictionary
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