entertaining
adjective
en·ter·tain·ing
ˌen-tər-ˈtā-niŋ 
: providing entertainment : diverting
an entertaining book
an entertaining speaker
Synonyms
Examples of entertaining in a Sentence
a list of entertaining things to do on a snow day
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That is on the table, that’s an option that some women have the luxury of entertaining.
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Dominique Fluker, Essence, 15 Apr. 2024
Outside of comedy, Taylor hosts monthly bingo nights, talent shows, and other entertaining events for her community in Tulsa.
—Emily Weaver, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2024
On Monday, the Masters put out a video of him touring the Augusta National clubhouse for the first time, an incredible video simply for the access, but equally as entertaining to see Lamprecht ducking under doors and his feet hanging off the bed in the Crow’s Nest.
—Jordan Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 12 Apr. 2024
Though witches, princesses and leaping newsboys can be entertaining, their tales are escapes from reality, not portraits of it.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
And then, of course, with money, finance movies are not easy to make entertaining.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2024
Making savvy use of that thriller conceit, Tolkin’s wildly entertaining first novel offers a front-row seat to the self-absorption that characterizes those who would (and do) become mythmakers in Tinseltown.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
Initially belting offstage, Parks was a comic force of nature, his physical expressions every bit as entertaining as his delightfully dizzying singing.
—Journal Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2024
Nonetheless, the endlessly entertaining movie is a trip worth taking.
—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 2 Apr. 2024
Dominique Fluker, Essence, 15 Apr. 2024
Outside of comedy, Taylor hosts monthly bingo nights, talent shows, and other entertaining events for her community in Tulsa.
—Emily Weaver, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2024
On Monday, the Masters put out a video of him touring the Augusta National clubhouse for the first time, an incredible video simply for the access, but equally as entertaining to see Lamprecht ducking under doors and his feet hanging off the bed in the Crow’s Nest.
—Jordan Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 12 Apr. 2024
Though witches, princesses and leaping newsboys can be entertaining, their tales are escapes from reality, not portraits of it.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
And then, of course, with money, finance movies are not easy to make entertaining.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2024
Making savvy use of that thriller conceit, Tolkin’s wildly entertaining first novel offers a front-row seat to the self-absorption that characterizes those who would (and do) become mythmakers in Tinseltown.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
Initially belting offstage, Parks was a comic force of nature, his physical expressions every bit as entertaining as his delightfully dizzying singing.
—Journal Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2024
Nonetheless, the endlessly entertaining movie is a trip worth taking.
—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 2 Apr. 2024
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“Entertaining.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entertaining. Accessed 19 Apr. 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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