- present participle of gratify.
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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Gratifying, and it feels like it’s doing some good.
From New York Times • Mar. 1, 2023
Gratifying to know that they had built to last and that their accomplishments had survived for so long.
From Washington Post • Aug. 19, 2021
Gratifying, of course, but Gorey hated the fact that the “Edward Gorey Production of Dracula” simply enlarged his original set designs rather than substituting newly designed ones appropriate to the larger scale.
From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2018
Gratifying as it would be to appeal to neutral principles in this conflict, there is no one right way to define a governor’s power or run a state-university system.
From The New Yorker • Dec. 20, 2016
Gratifying results will follow just as the teacher and pupils evince interest and judgment in the work.
From A Practical Physiology by Blaisdell, Albert F.
