engaging
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- engagingly adverb
- engagingness noun
- quasi-engaging adjective
- quasi-engagingly adverb
- unengaging adjective
Etymology
Origin of engaging
Example Sentences
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ShiftKey denied engaging in surveillance wage setting when reached by MarketWatch for comment.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026
“They’re not learning to understand what makes a good argument. They’re not learning about different perspectives in the world because they’re actually not engaging in the material.”
From Salon • Mar. 30, 2026
The Education Minister Paul Givan said he had been working on the issue for a number of months, engaging with the EA who had taken the decision not to proceed with the summer schemes.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
Ms. Stamper is an engaging guide, and her curiosity about language, science and odd characters animates the book.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
If you can create the right framework, all of a sudden, engaging in the kind of fluid, effortless, spur-of-the-moment dialogue that makes for good improv theater becomes a lot easier.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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