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amusing
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  1. amusing
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amus·ing

adjective \ə-ˈmyü-ziŋ\

Definition of AMUSING

: giving amusement : diverting
— amus·ing·ly \-ziŋ-lē\ adverb
— amus·ing·ness noun
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Examples of AMUSING

  1. He's one of the most amusing people I know.
  2. It was amusing to hear her tell the story.

First Known Use of AMUSING

1676

Related to AMUSING

Synonyms
fun, delightful, diverting, enjoyable, entertaining, pleasurable
Antonyms
boring, drab, dreary, dull, flat, heavy, humdrum, jading, leaden, monotonous, pedestrian, pleasureless, ponderous, stodgy, stuffy, tedious, tiresome, tiring, uninteresting, wearisome, weary, wearying

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