amuse
verb (used with object)
to hold the attention of (someone) pleasantly; entertain or divert in an enjoyable or cheerful manner.
are amusing
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present progressiveof amuse.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Thanks to the subtlety of Ms. Garman’s character portraits, Honor and her “dear houseguests” are as affecting as they are amusing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
Lamorne Morris is also superb as Garrett Morris, whose wry observations and existential crises are amusing but also poignant.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2024
All the stories are amusing, intriguing, but I have to say that I guessed whodunit in most of them, which I certainly could not do in a real Christie novel.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 1, 2022
Some of the works here have the traditional vertical oomph of sculpture, but others are amusing ground huggers.
From New York Times ● May 24, 2022
The young of the hedgehog are amusing little things, and try to roll themselves up in precisely the same manner; but they cannot close the aperture where they tuck their heads in so completely.
From Wild Life in a Southern County by Richard Jefferies
