engaging

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English

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒɪŋ/, /ɪŋˈɡeɪd͡ʒɪŋ/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪdʒɪŋ
  • Hyphenation: en‧gag‧ing

Adjective

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engaging (comparative more engaging, superlative most engaging)

  1. Tending to engage attention or interest; engrossing, interesting; enthralling.
    I found the first of the Harry Potter books a very engaging read.
  2. Charming; attractive, especially of a manner or behaviour.
    Beauty, of course, and a bright, engaging personality — or at least the ability to fake one — are prerequisites for entering the Miss World competition.

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Verb

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engaging

  1. present participle and gerund of engage

Noun

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engaging (countable and uncountable, plural engagings)

  1. The act of engaging with something; engagement.
    • 2016, Andrew Kennedy, Inside the mind of Andrew: Blogs from 2016, page 14:
      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.