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Entertaining has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

Entertainment.

"The magician's show was entertaining, leaving the entire audience laughing and amazed."

Verb
1

present participle of entertain

"The comedian told an entertaining story that kept everyone laughing throughout the show."

In plain English: To entertain means to amuse someone by telling jokes, performing tricks, or engaging them with interesting activities.

"The clown entertained the children with silly jokes and magic tricks."

Adjective
1

agreeably diverting

"an entertaining puppet show"

"films should be entertaining"

2

Very amusing; that entertains.

"The comedian's clever jokes made the entire show very entertaining and kept everyone laughing throughout the night."

In plain English: Something that is entertaining makes you laugh, smile, or feel excited while doing it.

"The movie was so entertaining that I didn't want to leave my seat until the very end."

Example Sentences
"The movie was so entertaining that I didn't want to leave my seat until the very end." adj
"The clown entertained the children with silly jokes and magic tricks." verb
"I entertained my friends with silly jokes during the long flight." verb
"The clown entertained the children by juggling colorful balloons." verb
"She entertained herself by reading novels late into the night." verb
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Origin

The word comes from the verb "entertain" with the suffix "-ing" added to form its present participle. It retains the original meaning of providing amusement or engaging someone's interest.

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