- present participle of satisfy.
satisfying
Example Sentences
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That won’t alter the costs dramatically, but increasing the income ever-so-slightly every year will have a positive impact and can create a more psychologically satisfying experience for your fiancée as a landlord.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
In his almost but not quite valedictory acceptance speech, the 80-year-old Lithgow acknowledged that this Tony win, his third, comes 53 years after his first — and feels every bit as satisfying.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
As I set off, the shoes emitted a peppy clip-clop and a satisfying groan of distressed leather with each step.
From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026
I nodded, but I’d have been lying if I said I hadn’t come for the lynx—or pretended that the distant views through the scope on day one had been entirely satisfying.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
No pig ever had truer friends, and he realized that friendship is one of the most satisfying things in the world.
From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White
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