"gratifying" meaning in English

See gratifying in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɡrætɪfaɪ.ɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-gratifying.ogg [US] Forms: gratifying [positive], more gratifying [comparative], most gratifying [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is gratifying, you feel good about directly or indirectly causing it.
    Sense id: simple-gratifying-en-adj-RXOtTNEj

Verb

IPA: /ˈɡrætɪfaɪ.ɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-gratifying.ogg [US] Forms: gratify [canonical], gratifies [third-person, singular], gratified [past], gratified [past, participle], gratifying [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|gratif|y}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The present participle of gratify.
    Sense id: simple-gratifying-en-verb-LhkgbHwH
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