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making interesting

making interesting is the present participle and gerund of make interesting.

Meaning of make interesting

Verb

make interesting (third-person singular simple present makes interesting, present participle making interesting, simple past and past participle made interesting)

  1. (idiomatic) To make a bet out of; to bet money on.
    • I’d definitely beat you over 100 metres. — Yeah? D’you care to make it interesting?
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see make, interesting.
    • The great plot is what makes the film interesting.

Questions about making interesting

What is making interesting the present participle and gerund of?
Making interesting is the present participle and gerund of make interesting.

Words near making interesting in the dictionary

  1. making headway
  2. making heavy going of
  3. making heavy weather
  4. making heavy weather of
  5. making history
  6. making interesting
  7. making into
  8. making it
  9. making it big
  10. making it count
  11. making it interesting

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