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Webster 1913 Edition


Engaging

En-ga′ging

,
Adj.
Tending to draw the attention or affections; attractive;
as,
engaging
manners or address
.
En-ga′ging-ly
,
adv.
En-ga′ging-ness
,
Noun.
Engaging and disengaging gear
or
Engaging and disengaging machinery
,
that in which, or by means of which, one part is alternately brought into gear or out of gear with another part, as occasion may require.

Webster 1828 Edition


Engaging

ENGA'GING

,
ppr.
Pawning; making liable for debt; enlisting; bringing into a party or cause; promising; binding; winning and attaching; encountering; embarking.
1.
Winning; attractive; tending to draw the attention or the affections; pleasing; as engaging manners or address.

Definition 2024


engaging

engaging

English

Adjective

engaging (comparative more engaging, superlative most engaging)

  1. That engages the attention; engrossing, interesting; enthralling.
    I found the first of the Harry Potter books a very engaging read.
  2. Charming; attractive, especially of a manner or behaviour.
    Beauty, of course, and a bright, engaging personality — or at least the ability to fake one — are prerequisites for entering the Miss World competition.

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Verb

engaging

  1. present participle of engage