Explore Amusing through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like humorous or risible. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Amusing meaning
present participle and gerund of amuse
Synonyms of Amusing
Using Amusing
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of amuse
- Useful related words include: amusive, humorous, risible, mirthful.
- In the example corpus, amusing often appears in combinations such as: an amusing, amusing and, amusing to.
Context around Amusing
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 7 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Amusing
- In this selection, "amusing" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, deemed, frequently, relatable, too, predicaments and shohei stand out and add context to how "amusing" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include actually both amusing and thought and all very amusing. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "amusing" sits close to words such as assassinated, bbq and burlington, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with amusing
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
And lad Kyal's hairdo was deemed amusing too. (9 words)
He did so on Friday in response to one fan’s amusing Shohei Ohtani suggestion. (15 words)
I gotta say though, the sheer audacity of this tin can menace is borderline amusing. (15 words)
Huge shadows, with phallus-like heads, loom noirishly; David Thaxton, delivering the most amusing moments as Desmond’s ex, looks as if a bolt might be about to come out of his neck; Francis, in white T-shirt, hands in pockets, channels James Dean. (44 words)
I don’t think I had the complete costume with me the first time we had sex, but I certainly had the pirate bandana and a long, curly black wig. I dressed up in them both for Emily, who found it all very amusing. (44 words)
It's amusing to me that defensive, insecure "engineers" latch on to my Princess Bride reference with downvotes and butthurt replies but no one has anything substantive to say about the impact of LLMs in response to the meat of my post. (42 words)
Example sentences (20)
Although he later deleted the tweet, Marriott stated that he’d mostly thought the creative use of his words was “amusing”.
And as amusing a thought as that might be for those who would like to see California state government downsized, that’s clearly not the aim of Alex Lee or his far-left colleagues.
And if that isn’t necessarily fun or amusing for the viewer, well, it’s possible that that’s the point.
And lad Kyal's hairdo was deemed amusing too.
Claudio is not one to back down, so it will be amusing to watch him press Kingston’s buttons before accepting the fight without fear.
Doug Judy's repeated appearance throughout the series establishes a close bond with the audience, and his interactions with Jake Peralta are frequently amusing and endearing.
From cats doing the most unexpected things to felines getting into all sorts of amusing predicaments, this video is sure to make you chuckle.
Gross, irreverent, yet far more daring than most innocuous comic strips, has rarely been more amusing.
He did so on Friday in response to one fan’s amusing Shohei Ohtani suggestion.
His relatable, amusing, and entertaining content has earned him a reputation as one of the funniest Nigerian celebrities online.
However, given its unique cultural context, the comic may provide an amusing and refreshing take on our beloved web-slinger.
Huge shadows, with phallus-like heads, loom noirishly; David Thaxton, delivering the most amusing moments as Desmond’s ex, looks as if a bolt might be about to come out of his neck; Francis, in white T-shirt, hands in pockets, channels James Dean.
I don’t think I had the complete costume with me the first time we had sex, but I certainly had the pirate bandana and a long, curly black wig. I dressed up in them both for Emily, who found it all very amusing.
I gotta say though, the sheer audacity of this tin can menace is borderline amusing.
Inspired by the Japanese video game, Easter Egg is an amusing pastime to fill those empty minutes.
In the episode, Luffy tried plenty of different new moves that were both powerful and amusing.
It's amusing to me that defensive, insecure "engineers" latch on to my Princess Bride reference with downvotes and butthurt replies but no one has anything substantive to say about the impact of LLMs in response to the meat of my post.
It was actually both amusing and thought provoking, especially in the talented hands of David Tennant.
It was rather quite amusing to see He of a High Place downplay and whitewash the African migrant saga here in Antigua and Barbuda.
I wonder if “Rightway” was spray painted all over The Flying Dutchman’s gaff, it would be so amusing.
Common combinations with amusing
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- an amusing 35×
- amusing and 19×
- amusing to 15×
- is amusing 15×
- it amusing 12×
- and amusing 10×
- quite amusing 9×
- amusing that 9×
- amusing for 6×
- the amusing 6×