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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Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Apr. 2025
Instead, Stratton has noticeably regressed as WWE Women’s Champion after a very entertaining run as Ms. Money in the Bank.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Think of it as a sunken, outside sitting room for year-round entertaining.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 18 Apr. 2025
The show’s messy web of care and connection is entertaining and funny.
—David E. Tolchinsky, The Conversation, 17 Apr. 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 29 Apr. 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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