What part of speech is amusing?

Amusing can be categorized as a verb and an adjective.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. amusing is a verb, gerund of amuse (infinitive).
  • 2. amusing is an adjective.

Inflections

Verb

Adjective

  • Positive
    Comparative
    Superlative
  • amusing 
    more amusing
    most amusing
  • Positive: amusing 
  • Comparative: more amusing
  • Superlative: most amusing

Adjective to adverb

What does amusing mean?

Definitions

Adjective
amusing - arousing or provoking laughter; "an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls"; "an amusing fellow"; "a comic hat"; "a comical look of surprise"; "funny stories that made everybody laugh"; "a very funny writer"; "it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much"; "a mirthful experience"; "risible courtroom antics"
amusing - providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining; "an amusing speaker"; "a diverting story"

Verb
amuse - make (somebody) laugh; "The clown amused the children"
amuse - occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion; "The play amused the ladies"
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Examples of amusing

#   Sentence  
1. adj. An amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls.
2. adj. An amusing fellow.
3. adj. An amusing speaker.
4. adj. It was an extremely amusing episode, watching Chalabi looking smug and amused, contrasted with Sha'lan, all serious and barely keeping himself from swearing.
5. adj. The amusing world of cartoons and stories will be a memorable experience for the children.
6. adj. The story was amusing.
7. adj. In the same way, a Russian might fail to see anything amusing in a joke which would make an Englishman laugh to tears.
8. adj. This book is not less amusing than that one.
9. adj. This book is so amusing that I could go on reading for hours.
10. adj. She told her children an amusing story.
11. adj. Any book will do as long as it is amusing.
12. adj. That movie was amusing.
13. adj. The play was very amusing; you ought to have gone there.
14. adj. The children were amusing themselves with dolls.
15. adj. I told an amusing story to the children.
16. verb How will they amuse the children on a wet afternoon?
17. verb The man whose work it is to amuse people who attend a show is an entertainer.
18. verb Many of my friends seem to do nothing but amuse themselves by playing games with games machines.
19. verb Small things amuse small minds.
20. verb You amuse me.
21. verb Her anecdotes amuse us all.
22. verb The parents try to amuse their baby with a toy.
23. verb He asked for a picture magazine to amuse himself.
24. verb That picture will amuse you.
25. verb Small things amuse small people.
26. verb Why doesn't it amuse me anymore that he's again with that MILF?
27. verb I don't amuse children.
28. verb Mary and I, who are twins, would amuse ourselves by exchanging identities and fooling everyone.
29. verb Mary and I, who are twins, used to amuse ourselves by exchanging identities and fooling everyone.
30. verb Does that amuse you?
Sentence  
adj.
An amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls.
An amusing fellow.
An amusing speaker.
It was an extremely amusing episode, watching Chalabi looking smug and amused, contrasted with Sha'lan, all serious and barely keeping himself from swearing.
The amusing world of cartoons and stories will be a memorable experience for the children.
The story was amusing.
In the same way, a Russian might fail to see anything amusing in a joke which would make an Englishman laugh to tears.
This book is not less amusing than that one.
This book is so amusing that I could go on reading for hours.
She told her children an amusing story.
Any book will do as long as it is amusing.
That movie was amusing.
The play was very amusing; you ought to have gone there.
The children were amusing themselves with dolls.
I told an amusing story to the children.
verb
How will they amuse the children on a wet afternoon?
The man whose work it is to amuse people who attend a show is an entertainer.
Many of my friends seem to do nothing but amuse themselves by playing games with games machines.
Small things amuse small minds.
You amuse me.
Her anecdotes amuse us all.
The parents try to amuse their baby with a toy.
He asked for a picture magazine to amuse himself.
That picture will amuse you.
Small things amuse small people.
Why doesn't it amuse me anymore that he's again with that MILF?
I don't amuse children.
Mary and I, who are twins, would amuse ourselves by exchanging identities and fooling everyone.
Mary and I, who are twins, used to amuse ourselves by exchanging identities and fooling everyone.
Does that amuse you?
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