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Meanings of pleasing in English
Portuguese
aprazível Spanish
satisfactorio Giving pleasure and satisfaction.
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Examples for "displeasing"
Examples for "displeasing"
1
There is something wrong with his appearance; something displeasing, something downright detestable.
2
She was a young woman of unexceptional appearance, neither beautiful nor displeasing.
3
They have all very much the same general features, pleasing and displeasing.
4
Singularity is, I think, in its own nature universally and invariably displeasing.
5
I can now hear of displeasing things with pity, and without indignation.
Usage of pleasing in English
1
She had seen or felt nothing so pleasing in days, perhaps weeks.
2
Of smells, the simple and natural seem to me the most pleasing.
3
Barrett said it was a pleasing way to begin his Blues career.
4
But there's a serious musician at work here beyond the crowd-pleasing showmanship.
5
The majority of the people were pleasing in their appearance and manner.
6
Booklets used in the programme are pleasing to the eye, she said.
7
You'll be the cook of the year with this delicious crowd-pleasing meal.
8
Crowd-pleasing musicals could take on a subversive frisson with the new approach.
9
The secret of pleasing is in being pleasant yourself, in being interesting.
10
Every hue of the rainbow seemed reproduced in the most pleasing combinations.
11
There was a pleasing irony yesterday morning in a place named Mzimhlophe.
12
There is something pleasing in the car passing the world as wind.
13
Plants may also improve productivity because they are aesthetically pleasing, she said.
14
The fact is not pleasing to contemplate; but it must be faced.
15
The expression of countenance in these small monkeys is intelligent and pleasing.
16
The Leader of the Government thought the amendment a singularly pleasing one.
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Pleasing across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
South Africa
Common
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