amusing

adjective

amus·​ing ə-ˈmyü-ziŋ How to pronounce amusing (audio)
: giving amusement : diverting
amusing twists to the story
amusing gadgets to play with
an amusing performance
amusingly adverb
amusingness noun

Examples of amusing in a Sentence

He's one of the most amusing people I know. It was amusing to hear her tell the story.
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Six books offer readers armchair travel, amusing characters, and a dash of history. Yvonne Zipp, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Apr. 2025 Thankfully, in the case of Mark, the reality proved to be something much more amusing. Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025 Even so, from the movie’s amusing opening image of a calf inexplicably standing inside a small, otherwise empty car, Courvoisier underscores the intimacy between the region’s people and their world. Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025 That’s an amusing tool in my native California, allowing folks like My Lovely Attorney to travel to a downtown tower a few times a week on pure electric propulsion, with aa brief overnight charge to the small battery pack. Mark Ewing, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for amusing

Word History

Etymology

from present participle of amuse

First Known Use

1676, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of amusing was in 1676

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“Amusing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amusing. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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