please
adverb
(used as a polite addition to requests, commands, etc.) if you would be so obliging; kindly.
is pleasing
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present progressiveof please (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The soft insurance market is pleasing to inflation watchers but less so to shareholders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Now it’s time for more cars, which is pleasing investors.
From Barron's ● Nov. 26, 2025
It is pleasing to note that the latest report shows a slight decline in the percentage of back-related conditions in total reported absences, from 6.5% to 5.3%.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2023
"Leadership is required by the Qantas chair and the Board and it is pleasing for retail shareholders to see that Board renewal is coming," said Australian Shareholders’ Association CEO Rachel Waterhouse.
From Reuters ● Oct. 11, 2023
Among his most delightful observations are these on marriage in a letter to John Sargent: The Account you give me of your Family is pleasing, except that your eldest Son continues so long unmarried.
From Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume I (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings by Wiliam Cabell Bruce
