AMUSING


Meaning of AMUSING in English

adjective

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADVERB

most

Gabby was at her most amusing and we laughed a lot.

The most amusing thing about the period of my engagement to Karen was the degree of role reversal involved.

Evelyn Laye then made a speech herself, and was most amusing .

One of them kisses me as if I had won a prize for the most amusing and far-fetched story of the evening.

very

He's very amusing and can be a very able speaker in public.

I saw two nurses who also thought my medicines were very amusing .

In fact, he was very much the resident funny man in what was already a very amusing show indeed.

Your clever words are very amusing , of course, but you laugh at serious things.

He can be very amusing , you know.

Watching a badger move bedding can be very amusing .

New Zealand Story undoubtedly holds its own on the Master System - it's extremely playable and very amusing .

I'd never associated her with any kind of wit, but these were joky and mocking, very amusing letters.

■ NOUN

story

Then, as I was leaving, my informant added what he thought was a rather amusing story .

Four Clever People Four amusing stories about four different people.

At the 1988 Lambeth Conference the Bishop of Hyderabad told an apt and amusing story about this.

And then he told him clever, amusing stories about the women that he himself had loved.

Simple, amusing stories presented in various styles including cartoons, which are known and loved by all children.

I already have five extremely amusing stories and I know these would make very interesting reading.

Behind that incident there lies an amusing story .

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

a charming and amusing book

He was a really special person, gentle and amusing at the same time.

I like a newspaper with one or two amusing articles, as well as all the serious stuff.

Mrs Denton didn't find it amusing when I spilt all the paint on the floor.

My mother was embarrassed, but I found the situation highly amusing .

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Corbett took his seat, trying to ignore de Craon who was grinning as if he had suddenly found something amusing .

Even though things do not go according to plan, Elmer's idea offers lots of amusing possibilities.

For Joan it has been a labour of love and provides an amusing and detailed insight into medicine in the town.

He's very amusing and can be a very able speaker in public.

It might be amusing to run across her some time.

One of them kisses me as if I had won a prize for the most amusing and far-fetched story of the evening.

Organisers said the display was amusing but warned that some people might consider it unsuitable for young children.

Perhaps there have been odd, amusing little things that have happened during our day's work, and we share these.

Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary.      Дополнительный английский словарь Longman DOCE5.