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Vinony

entertaining

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌɛntəɹˈteɪnɪŋ/ / /ˌɛntəːˈteɪnɪŋ/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English entertain English -ing English entertaining From entertain + -ing.

  1. 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.”

    “Sunderland came back from two goals down to earn a point from an entertaining encounter with West Brom.”

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English entertain English -ing English entertaining From entertain + -ing.

  1. 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 […]”

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree English entertain English -ing English entertaining From entertain + -ing.

  1. present participle and gerund of entertain