: 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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Given how their seasons started, Iowa State and Miami aren’t thrilled to be in this spot — but the Pop-Tarts Bowl is at least one of the more entertaining postseason options. Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024 Think of all the entertaining options: al fresco dining, loungy conversation areas, maybe hanging basket chairs, a couple of hammocks, or a breezy porch swing. Miles Walls, Southern Living, 27 Dec. 2024 The last two weeks of 2024 are chock full of entertaining opportunities. Anthony Karcz, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024 These can be entertaining as well as informational. John Natale, Hartford Courant, 26 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for entertaining 

Word History

First Known Use

1582, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of entertaining was in 1582

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“Entertaining.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entertaining. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

entertaining

adjective
: providing amusement, diversion, or recreation
an entertaining book
entertainingly adverb

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