gratifying
Usage
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Something that is gratifying fulfills expectations, requirements, etc.: a gratifying account of his whereabouts; a book gratifying in its detail. Something that is pleasing engages the mind favorably: a pleasing account of the wedding. Something that is interesting occupies the mind with no connotation of pleasure or displeasure: an interesting account of a battle.Example Sentences
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"I hadn't been on stage in 16 years, so terrifying as it was, it was one of the most gratifying things I've ever done within acting," he said.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
It’s very gratifying that something that’s this close to my heart has had such an amazing time.”
From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026
This is usually gratifying work, but in “Vigil” she encounters a hard case: the oil baron K.J.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
She’s a symbol of how gratifying it can be to expand your horizons, to use your brain and to make sense of life’s many enigmas, all wrapped up in one invariably chic package.
From Salon • Jan. 18, 2026
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
