"pleasing" meaning in English

See pleasing in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈpliːzɪŋ/ [UK], /ˈplizɪŋ/ [US] Audio: en-us-pleasing.ogg [US] Forms: pleasing [positive], more pleasing [comparative], most pleasing [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is pleasing, it gives pleasure, happiness, enjoyment or gratification.
    Sense id: simple-pleasing-en-adj-5g7hnALH

Verb

IPA: /ˈpliːzɪŋ/ [UK], /ˈplizɪŋ/ [US] Audio: en-us-pleasing.ogg [US] Forms: please [canonical], pleases [third-person, singular], pleased [past], pleased [past, participle], pleasing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|pleas|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The present participle of please.
    Sense id: simple-pleasing-en-verb-38EhpI6N
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