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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Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
If anything, his narration in the challenge was the most entertaining moment of the episode.
—Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Built for Prime Members Prime has always been about making life simpler, more entertaining, and more affordable.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
Its stupidity was entertaining, but its stupidity also freed me from having to think about it.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Entertaining.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entertaining. Accessed 6 Oct. 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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