Definitions for amusing
əˈmyu zɪŋamus·ing

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. amusing, amusive, diverting(adj)

   providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining

   "an amusing speaker"; "a diverting story"

2. amusing, comic, comical, funny, laughable, mirthful, risible(adj)

   arousing or provoking laughter

   "an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls"; "an amusing fellow"; "a comic hat"; "a comical look of surprise"; "funny stories that made everybody laugh"; "a very funny writer"; "it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much"; "a mirthful experience"; "risible courtroom antics"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. amusing(Adjective)

   entertaining

   The film has some amusing moments, but it is unlikely to make you laugh out loud.

2. amusing(Adjective)

   funny, hilarious

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Amusing

   of Amuse

2. Amusing(adj)

   giving amusement; diverting; as, an amusing story

How to pronounce amusing?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of amusing in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of amusing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of amusing in a Sentence

1. Laurence Sterne:

   Nothing is so perfectly amusing as a total change of ideas.

2. Voltaire:

   The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.

3. Rebecca Biggs:

   I would say that is an attraction, rather than a negative thing, it is quite amusing.

4. Clifton Paul Fadiman:

   I think we must quote whenever we feel that the allusion is interesting or helpful or amusing.

5. George Bernard Shaw:

   I can't forgive my friends for dying I don't find these vanishing acts of theirs at all amusing.

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