engaging
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3.5
- adjective
- /ɪnˈɡeɪdʒɪŋ/
- Today's standards call for creative, strategic, and engaging ways to navigate our ever-changing literacy landscapes.
- more engaging
- highly engaging
- most engaging
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Watch on YouTubeBut those characters were so charming, so fun, so engaging that politics didn't matter.
- But those characters were so charming, so fun, so engaging that politics didn't matter.
- How can I create engaging Instagram and Facebook posts?
- We look forward to an insightful and engaging conversation.
- The key is the content has to be interesting, engaging, worth watching.
- Noah was funny and engaging and charming.
- And so it was engaging as as that format.
- And the writing was really engaging it.
- Why not live the best, happiest, most flourishing, most successful, most engaging life that I can possibly live?
- She's very engaging person, which is what kept us alive actually.
- And so characters too should be, you know, as engaging as possible and as fired up as possible.
Examples
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The type of work entailed in these projects is often more engaging for students.
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It's a very easy read, very engaging, almost narrative about this phenomenon.
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Yeah, a very engaging book.
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Students expected to have learning experiences that were both engaging and relevant and that allowed for personal growth and improvement.
Academic text (2010) -
The Duke was a funny, engaging, warm and loving man.
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We look forward to an insightful and engaging conversation.
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Lessons such as these can be engaging and exciting while developing problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.
Academic text (2011) -
Chibnik's book is an engaging, detailed, and delightfully illustrated document of this process.
Academic text (2004) -
Such benefits may include a more engaging learning environment enriched by digital devices with multisensory and multimedia capacities.
Academic text (2015) -
The speaker's engaging storytelling captivated the entire audience.
Synonyms
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1.0
Making people feel very interested and eager
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1.0
Pleasing to look at or enjoy and making people interested
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2.0
Very interesting in a way that keeps your attention
450
1.0
Pleasant and attractive in a way that people like
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1.7
Makes watching or listening enjoyable
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2.3
Makes people like it, for example a friendly smile or a new idea
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2.7
Making you want to know more because it seems strange or mysterious
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1.3
Having a lot of energy and enthusiasm
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2.0
Giving a pleasant feeling of enjoyment or satisfaction
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3.9
To make someone feel more awake and interested
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5.2
Very attractive in a way that makes people feel interested or want it
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4.9
Attractive and likely to make you want something
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4.2
Holding people's attention because it is pleasant and interesting
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4.8
Attractive in a way that makes people notice it
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5.8
Very interesting in a way that keeps your attention
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8.0
A lively, slightly surprising quality that makes comments or people interesting
Antonyms
How Engaging
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Engaging comes from the verb engage, which is made of the old parts en- 'in' and gage 'pledge' and used to mean to 'bind' someone with a promise. So, if something is engaging it 'binds' or holds your attention — it is charming and hard to look away from.