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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The Inter captain fired over another chance and in an entertaining finish, Nelson Deossa had the chance to win for Monterrey — but shot into the side-netting.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 18 June 2025
The book is an informative, entertaining account of what can happen when conservation efforts succeed.
—Pat Tompkins, AFAR Media, 18 June 2025
Those aren’t the only spots for entertaining, either.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 17 June 2025
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“Entertaining.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entertaining. Accessed 2 Jul. 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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