Engaging

//ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒɪŋ// adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of engaging with something; engagement. countable, uncountable

    "If you dig deeper into the criminal engagings of Hillary Clinton, you might perhaps end up at the Clinton Foundation. Look at what the Clinton foundation actually does with its money (or doesn't do) or even worse, who has donated large sums of money."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of engage form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    Tending to engage attention or interest; engrossing, interesting; enthralling.

    "I found her latest book to be a very engaging read."

  2. 2
    Charming; attractive, especially of a manner or behaviour.

    "The new intern has a bright, engaging personality."

Adjective
  1. 1
    attracting or delighting wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
absorbingappealingattractiveabsorbingagreeablealluring

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"It's simply surprising, how a modest attempt by a foreigner to compose a Russian sentence ultimately leads to two Russian speakers engaging in a lively discussion about their native language."

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