engaging
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of engaging
Explanation
A story, song, or person that is engaging is entertaining, fun, and interesting — you want to see or hear more. To remember the meaning of engaging, it might help to think of what engaged means. When a couple is engaged, they've agreed to get married. When something or somebody is engaging, you want to spend more time with them too. Boring is the complete opposite of engaging. Think of your favorite movie or TV show — especially one you can't stop watching — it must be very engaging.
Vocabulary lists containing engaging
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 4
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ACT Reading Test: Words to Capture Tone, List 3
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Example Sentences
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He becomes executive chairman of Apple's board on the same day, with a mandate the company has said includes engaging policymakers around the world.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
Nuanced, engaging public health communication takes training, skill, and savvy.
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2026
Question: “Would you agree that this statement makes clear that at this point in early 2011, J.P. Morgan already suspected that Mr. Epstein was engaging in sex trafficking?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
While that model was undergoing some AI training in May, it was noticed by an internal OpenAI team that there had been "an agent engaging in message board activity and instances of disallowed internet access."
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
He refused to see anything about any of us except our most engaging qualities, which he cultivated and magnified to the exclusion of all our tedious and less desirable ones.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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