- present participle of please.
pleasing
Usage
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. 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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"For us to have come through this series in the manner we have done, the way we've gone about our cricket, and gone about things has been really pleasing."
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Herbert and the starting offense, though, made sure they left something pleasing on film.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
When Ritchson isn’t barreling through that summertime face-punching tour, he fronts pleasing if unchallenging straight-to-streaming romps like “Playdate” and “War Machine.”
From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026
The soft insurance market is pleasing to inflation watchers but less so to shareholders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Her dress may have been all wrong, but it was a pleasing pink, girlish like herself.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
