What does engaging mean?

Definitions for engaging
ɛnˈgeɪ dʒɪŋen·gag·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. engaging, piquantadjective

    attracting or delighting

    "an engaging frankness"; "a piquant face with large appealing eyes"

Wiktionary

  1. engagingadjective

    That engages the attention; engrossing, interesting; enthralling.

    I found the first of the Harry Potter books a very engaging read.

  2. engagingadjective

    Charming; attractive, especially of a manner or behaviour.

    Beauty, of course, and a bright, engaging personality or at least the ability to fake one are prerequisites for entering the Miss World competition.

ChatGPT

  1. engaging

    Engaging refers to captivating or getting someone involved or interested in a particular activity or subject. It often involves something that is compelling, appealing or evoking a positive emotional response that maintains or stimulates an individual's attention or interest.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Engaging

    of Encage

  2. Engaging

    of Engage

  3. Engagingadjective

    tending to draw the attention or affections; attractive; as, engaging manners or address

Wikidata

  1. Engaging

    Winning; attractive; pleasing.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of engaging in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of engaging in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of engaging in a Sentence

  1. Daleep Singh:

    We look forward to engaging with our oversight bodies and those appointed under the CARES Act to ensure that the American people understand the steps we are taking on their behalf as faithful stewards of the public trust.

  2. Selman Careaga:

    We're engaging with people, they're interacting with us, and they're trying to guess what's in it.

  3. Randy Shropshire/Getty Images Maron:

    I think that those porch talks, the Instagram lives were kind of essential in that process because I think that at the time, I was unwilling to do outdoor comedy or drive-in comedy or zoom comedy, I just, I couldn’t because it just seemed too difficult and I didn’t need that aggravation and I didn’t see it as a way to to process or create, i think that the Instagram lives became essential in me engaging with an audience of people that were watching, and so I was in a zone where I was putting stuff out in the world for people and doing it much like I do comedy.

  4. The RNC:

    The RNC has been on the ground since last cycle, engaging and recruiting our next generation of conservative voters who value freedom, opportunity, and love for our country.

  5. Andrew Cuomo:

    I am not engaging the president in politics, my only goal is to engage the president in partnership.

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