"gratifying" meaning in English

See gratifying in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɡrætɪfaɪ.ɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-gratifying.ogg Forms: more gratifying [comparative], most gratifying [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} gratifying (comparative more gratifying, superlative most gratifying)
  1. Pleasing, satisfying. Translations (pleasing, satisfying): verheugend (Dutch), bevredigend (Dutch), erfreulich (German), erfreuend (German), befriedigend (German), begrüßenswert (German), dankenswert (German)
    Sense id: en-gratifying-en-adj-MCGmZqHu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 89 11

Verb

IPA: /ˈɡrætɪfaɪ.ɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-gratifying.ogg
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} gratifying
  1. present participle and gerund of gratify Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: gratify
    Sense id: en-gratifying-en-verb-FN~m0Bkz
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