gratify
verb (used with object)
to give pleasure to (a person or persons) by satisfying desires or humoring inclinations or feelings.
were gratifying
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past progressiveof gratify.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Calls to join the Argentina squad's training camps became as necessary as they were gratifying.
From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2022
Becky Ianni, director of the Virginia offices of SNAP, an advocacy group for survivors of clergy abuse, said Tuesday’s charges were gratifying for survivors like her.
From Washington Post ● May 4, 2021
Their victories were gratifying and cathartic, the result of solid campaigns and the hard work of organizers on the ground in the state, from Stacey Abrams’s Fair Fight to Mijente and many others.
From New York Times ● Jan. 7, 2021
By January 1769 the city's store of useful knowledge had become considerable; its philosophical riches were gratifying.
From Time Magazine Archive
These were gratifying victories; prison is contrived to make one feel powerless, and this was one of the few ways to move the system.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
