engaging
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- engagingly adverb
- engagingness noun
- quasi-engaging adjective
- quasi-engagingly adverb
- unengaging adjective
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
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Example Sentences
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"Our findings are encouraging, suggesting that consistently engaging in a variety of mentally stimulating activities throughout life may make a difference in cognition," said Zammit.
From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026
ServiceNow is being proactive about engaging and integrating AI, but the analysts didn’t hear strong customer buy-in for using the software for agentic AI orchestration.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
They found that children exposed to better interactions and more engaging language had greater myelination, suggesting they could process language more quickly and effectively.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
Historical literacy requires engaging the ideas that shaped the people who made history.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
"The letter engaging us? No, sir. I didn't keep it."
From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie
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