Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

engaging

/ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒɪŋ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.13 in modern English

Syllables: en-gag-ing
IPA: /ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒɪŋ/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Tending to engage attention or interest; engrossing, interesting; enthralling.

adj

Charming; attractive, especially of a manner or behaviour.

verb

present participle and gerund of engage

noun

The act of engaging with something; engagement.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"I found her latest book to be a very engaging read."
"The new intern has a bright, engaging personality."
"If you dig deeper into the criminal engagings of Hillary Clinton, you might perhaps end up at the Clinton Foundation. Look at what the Clinton foundation actually does with its money (or doesn't do) or even worse, who has donated large sums of money."

Usage

Inflected Forms

more engaging (comparative) most engaging (superlative) engagings (plural)

Derived Forms

engagingly engagingness nonengaging unengaging

Synonyms

absorbing compelling engrossing enthralling interesting appealing attractive sweet

Antonyms

boring dull unengaging uninteresting boorish rude uncivil uncivilised

Rhymes With

aging raging staging waging paging gauging disengaging enraging ageing

Questions

How do you pronounce engaging?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒɪŋ/.
What does engaging mean?: Tending to engage attention or interest; engrossing, interesting; enthralling.

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