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DIVERTING
amusing, amusive, diverting
(adjective) providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining; “an amusing speaker”; “a diverting story”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
diverting
present participle of divert
Source: Wiktionary
Di*vert"ing, a.
Definition: Amusing; entertaining.
– Di*vert"ing*ly, adv.
– Di*vert"ing*ness, n.
DIVERT
Di*vert", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Diverted; p. pr. & vb. n. Diverting.] Etym: [F. divertir, fr. L. divertere, diversum, to go different ways, turn aside; di- = dis- + vertere to turn. See Verse, and cf. Divorce.]
1. To turn aside; to turn off from any course or intended application; to deflect; as, to divert a river from its channel; to divert commerce from its usual course. That crude apple that diverted Eve. Milton.
2. To turn away from any occupation, business, or study; to cause to have lively and agreeable sensations; to amuse; to entertain; as, children are diverted with sports; men are diverted with works of wit and humor. We are amused by a tale, diverted by a comedy. C. J. Smith.
Syn.
– To please; gratify; amuse; entertain; exhilarate; delight; recreate. See Amuse.
Di*vert", v. i.
Definition: To turn aside; to digress. [Obs.] I diverted to see one of the prince's palaces. Evelyn.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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