# amusing

Pronunciation: say "uh-MYOO-zing" /əˈmjuːzɪŋ/

## Adjective

1. Funny or comical enough to make people laugh.
   - Simple: Funny in a way that makes people laugh.
   - _The host's amusing remarks had the whole table chuckling between courses._
   - _His attempt to fix the printer turned into an amusing disaster everyone still jokes about._
2. Enjoyable and engaging, holding a person's attention in a pleasant way.
   - Simple: Fun and enjoyable to watch, read, or listen to.
   - _The lecture was surprisingly amusing, full of anecdotes that held everyone's attention._
   - _She passed the long flight with an amusing novel she could not put down._

## Verb

3. Present participle and gerund of amuse. — present participle and gerund of amuse
   - Simple: Present participle of amuse. Use this form for the action happening now, often after a form of "be."
   - _The babysitter spent the whole evening amusing the toddlers with hand puppets._
   - _Amusing a restless crowd is harder than most performers admit._

## Origin

Formed from the verb "amuse" with the suffix "-ing".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/amusing (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).