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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As a first-grade teacher, Gina Range is often privy to some of the most audacious and amusing comments from her class of 6- and 7-year-olds. Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025 The result is a minimalist, and amusing, website, with models who move around, sit on handmade chairs, fiddle with their hair, and play around with the clothes. Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025 The two launched into a lively exchange of dark recollections that, with the passage of time, have become amusing to them. Ana Karina Zatarain, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025 Hacking a pre-Internet console Making this amusing amalgam of past and present technology possible required some clever engineering. ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 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 27 Sep. 2025.

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