- 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 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, I suspect, infinitely less grueling, I’m sure, and certainly less sloppy than the 1970 Belmont Stakes.
From New York Times • Jun. 5, 2010
Gratifying the least wish of His little Spouse, He even sent her this.
From The Story of a Soul (L'Histoire d'une Âme): The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux With Additional Writings and Sayings of St. Thérèse by Taylor, Thomas N. (Thomas Nimmo)
