amusing

«amusing» in Mova's school dictionary: funny in a gentle way that makes you smile or laugh — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (amusing; more amusing, most amusing); from the verb amuse (amuse, amuses, amused, amusing)

meaning for a pupil

1) Amusing means funny in a gentle way that makes you smile or laugh. tree →

2) Amusing can mean pleasant and entertaining, keeping you happy for a while. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories it tells the reader that something or someone is light-hearted and funny. In reading lessons it is a good word instead of «funny». Phrases: «find it amusing», «an amusing story», «mildly amusing».

examples

• Dad told an amusing story about his first day at work. tree →
• The clown was very amusing. tree →
• I found the puppy's tricks amusing. tree →
• It's amusing to watch the ducks chase each other. tree →
• The book is short but amusing. tree →
• The teacher did not find the joke amusing. tree →
• “Thank you very much for your amusing dance. tree →

note

Amusing (making you laugh) vs amused (feeling the laugh): «The joke was amusing; I was amused.» Not the same as «amazing» (wonderful). «Not amused» means annoyed.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «amusing» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.