- present participle of interest.
interesting
Usage
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Something that is interesting occupies the mind with no connotation of pleasure or displeasure: an interesting account of a battle. Something that is pleasing engages the mind favorably: a pleasing account of the wedding. Something that is gratifying fulfills expectations, requirements, etc.: a gratifying account of his whereabouts; a book gratifying in its detail.
Example Sentences
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The reality is more interesting, as our new research on a long-forgotten experiment in Victoria’s mountain ash forests reveals.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026
There are so many interesting facets of this story, and I wish that the film would have taken the time and the care to tell them.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
The Corona Centennial High football team has an interesting blend of players spelling their similar first names differently, leaving coach Matt Logan to be the referee as to which parents got the spelling correct.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
But as it turned out, the bits that were interesting weren’t true, and the bits that were true weren’t interesting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
But he grinned a very big grin anyway, because in a short while, he would be encircled by his friends, telling them an interesting story and eating blackberry Snow Delights.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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