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amusing

/əˈmjuːzɪŋ/adjective3 syllables

Amusing means: arousing or provoking laughter.

Synonyms for amusing11

adjective, as in arousing or provoking laughter

comic, comical, funny, laughable, mirthful, risible, humorous, humourous

adjective, as in providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining

amusive, diverting, interesting

What does amusing mean?2

adjective

1

arousing or provoking laughter“an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls”

2

providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining“an amusing speaker”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with amusing?9

two syllables

usinglosingchoosingcruisingbruising

three syllables

confusingrefusingaccusingabusing
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Amusing in a sentence

  • A large monkey was capering about amidst the crowd, amusing everybody.retr0ra1n
  • The little mermaid thought it a most amusing race, but not so the sailors.Hybrid
  • That woman is amusing, she has many anecdotes.anzart
  • That man is amusing, he knows many jests.anzart
  • This book is not less amusing than that one.unknown
  • Predictive texting can lead to some amusing errors when sending messages.Vanilla
  • Any book will do as long as it is amusing.sundown
  • The play was very amusing; you ought to have gone there.unknown

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