interest
noun
the feeling of a person whose attention, concern, or curiosity is particularly engaged by something.
are interesting
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present progressiveof interest.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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Hydration-monitoring gadgets are "interesting", says Tamara Hew-Butler at Wayne State University – though she questions whether they might raise people's anxiety about their health.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
The companies that are focused on yield improvement instead of just volume are interesting names.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
But where Candela and Carpenter worked at a consistently high level, Roth’s apartment houses are interesting for the way they represent multiple levels of architectural ambition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
He and Crowe are interesting but unbalanced together.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2025
All of these are interesting revelations, but still the great question remains.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
