entertaining

B2
US /ˌɛntəɹˈteɪnɪŋ/
adj noun verb Freq #7592

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    agreeably diverting

    an entertaining puppet show

  2. 2
    adj

    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.

  3. 3
    noun

    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 […]

  4. 4
    verb

    present participle and gerund of entertain

Etymology

From entertain + -ing.

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