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gratifying en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈɡrætɪfaɪ.ɪŋ/

Meanings

  1. Pleasing, satisfying.
    • This gratifying state of affairs has been brought about by an enthusiastic approach to the resuscitation of traffic with "Mystery Trains", [...]. 1960 August, L. Hyland, “The Irish Scene”, in Trains Illustrated, page 468:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
most gratifying Degree=Sup lexicographic
more gratifying Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

gratifyingly · ungratifying

Translations (10)

de erfreulich (pleasing, satisfying) · pt gratificante (pleasing, satisfying) · nl verheugend (pleasing, satisfying) · de befriedigend (pleasing, satisfying) · es gratificador (pleasing, satisfying) · es gratificante (pleasing, satisfying) · de dankenswert (pleasing, satisfying) · de erfreuend (pleasing, satisfying) · nl bevredigend (pleasing, satisfying) · de begrüßenswert (pleasing, satisfying)

gratifying en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˈɡrætɪfaɪ.ɪŋ/

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of gratify
    form of gratify