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Meanings of amusing in English

Arousing or provoking laughter.

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Providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining.

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Usage of amusing in English
1
I've recently played an amusing new party game called Which Minister Said?
The Irish Times
2
Sabina smiled, pleased that he found their situation amusing rather than irritating.
A fare to remember: just whistle\driven to distraction\taken for...
3
But the dream was amusing; I was in no haste to wake.
The Helmet of Navarre
4
I found an amusing example on the label of a popular antacid.
Wicca Spellcraft For Men
5
At one level this is amusing polemic and is perhaps best ignored.
The Irish Times
6
The rules, some imposed and some self-imposed, are amusing twenty years later.
Once there was a war
7
We both find the idea so amusing that we laugh in concert.
Nancy: A Novel
8
It was amusing to see how Karpukhin took charge of the situation.
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke
9
The idea of learning how to cook to feed Nick was amusing.
The mango season
10
She thought he was in earnest; he knew he was amusing himself.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 37, November, 1860 / A Maga...
11
That said, you're not going to experience an un-amusing episode of Seinfeld.
Wired
12
My lack of Russian has made day-to-day activities challenging, but also amusing.
Radio NZ
13
It's amusing to think of Liam Fox sharing a house with anyone.
The Guardian
14
For him there was nothing amusing in a girl's interest and regard.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
15
He is the most amusing man I have met in the army.
The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde"
16
The bombast and ignorance shown in some of these is very amusing.
Diary in America, Series Two
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Amusing through the time
Amusing across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Less common