entertaining
adjective
en·ter·tain·ing
ˌen-tər-ˈtā-niŋ 
: providing entertainment : diverting
an entertaining book
an entertaining speaker
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Examples of entertaining in a Sentence
a list of entertaining things to do on a snow day
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Finally, don’t forget how entertaining and engaging books can be for kids of all ages, especially as babies start understanding more and more.
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Maya Polton, Parents, 17 May 2024
Several porches around the home are perfect for quiet tête-à-têtes, while the kitchen, the living room and the library/TV den all spill out onto a spacious bluestone terrace for convivial indoor-outdoor relaxing and entertaining.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 17 May 2024
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Maya Polton, Parents, 17 May 2024
Several porches around the home are perfect for quiet tête-à-têtes, while the kitchen, the living room and the library/TV den all spill out onto a spacious bluestone terrace for convivial indoor-outdoor relaxing and entertaining.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 17 May 2024
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“Entertaining.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entertaining. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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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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