entertaining
adjective
en·ter·tain·ing
ˌen-tər-ˈtā-niŋ 
: providing entertainment : diverting
an entertaining book
an entertaining speaker
Examples of entertaining in a Sentence
a list of entertaining things to do on a snow day
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Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 8 June 2025
Is the dead spot in an area that is infrequently used and not part of your immediate entertaining space?
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 June 2025
Things got more complicated, of course, with the Florida Panthers’ return to the Stanley Cup Final, again capturing the hearts of fans old and new with their physical and entertaining brand of hockey.
—South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 6 June 2025
Just off the garden-level entertaining zone is a cozy media room with a fireplace that will keep you nice and toasty during movie nights or quiet evenings in.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 6 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for entertaining
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“Entertaining.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entertaining. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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entertaining
adjective
en·ter·tain·ing
ˌen-tər-ˈtān-iŋ
: providing amusement, diversion, or recreation
an entertaining book
entertainingly
adverb
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