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engaging

/ɛnˈɡeɪdʒɪŋ/

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What does engaging mean?

adjective

  1. Tending to engage attention or interest; engrossing, interesting; enthralling.
  2. Charming; attractive, especially of a manner or behaviour.

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of engage
More meanings (1)

noun

  1. The act of engaging with something; engagement.

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IPA pronunciation

/ɛnˈɡeɪdʒɪŋ/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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The preliminary stage of becoming acquainted was one which he always endeavored to ignore when a pretty and engaging woman was concerned.
Kate ChopinThe Awakening, and Selected Short StoriesProject Gutenberg ebook #160
But his crowning villainy occurred an hour before the trustees' meeting, when we wanted to be so clean and sweet and engaging.
Jean WebsterDear EnemyProject Gutenberg ebook #238
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He went down to Scotland, searched all the best mechanical workshops there, and after a time succeeded in engaging sixty-four good hands.
Samuel SmilesIndustrial Biography: Iron Workers and Tool MakersProject Gutenberg ebook #404
M. Bidard contented himself with engaging another girl, Francoise Huriaux, strong neither in intelligence nor will, but nevertheless a sweet little creature.
Victor MacClureShe Stands AccusedProject Gutenberg ebook #488
She was as simple, natural, and engaging as a kid that should have been brought up to the business of a money-changer.
Robert Louis StevensonThe Silverado SquattersProject Gutenberg ebook #516