gratifying

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡrætɪfaɪ.ɪŋ/
Audio (US) (file)
Hyphenation: grat‧i‧fy‧ing

Verb

gratifying

present participle and gerund of gratify

Adjective

gratifying (comparative more gratifying, superlative most gratifying)

Pleasing, satisfying.
- 1960 August, L. Hyland, “The Irish Scene”, in Trains Illustrated, page 468:
  This gratifying state of affairs has been brought about by an enthusiastic approach to the resuscitation of traffic with "Mystery Trains", [...].

Translations

pleasing, satisfying

Dutch: please add this translation if you can
German: erfreulich (de), erfreuend (de), befriedigend (de), begrüßenswert (de), dankenswert (de)
Norwegian: please add this translation if you can

References

“gratifying”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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