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en|gag|ing — «ehn GAY jihng», adjective. very attractive; pleasing; charming; winning: »She has an engaging smile. –en|gag´ing|ly, adverb. –en|gag´ing|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
en|gag´ing|ness — en|gag|ing «ehn GAY jihng», adjective. very attractive; pleasing; charming; winning: »She has an engaging smile. –en|gag´ing|ly, adverb. –en|gag´ing|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
gag — ae·gag·rus; ag·gag; en·gag·er; en·gag·ing·ly; en·gag·ing·ness; gag·ger; gag; gag·man; gag·ster; hew·gag; lal·ly·gag; un·gag; gag·er; gag·gle; ae·gag·ro·pile; mort·gag·er; … English syllables
gag — is., sin., TV, İng. gag Bakınız gülüt … Çağatay Osmanlı Sözlük
gag — vb to vomit. A teenager s specialised use of the colloquial term for choking or retch ing. Its use is not entirely restricted to the speech of teenagers … Contemporary slang
threat´en|ing|ly — threat|en «THEHT uhn», transitive verb. 1. to make a threat against; say what will be done to hurt or punish: »to threaten a person with imprisonment. The farmer threatened to shoot any dog that killed one of his sheep. 2. Figurative. to give… … Useful english dictionary
engagingly — en·gag·ing·ly … English syllables
engaging — en•gag•ing [[t]ɛnˈgeɪ dʒɪŋ[/t]] adj. winning; attractive; pleasing: an engaging smile[/ex] • Etymology: 1665–75 en•gag′ing•ly, adv. en•gag′ing•ness, n … From formal English to slang
engaging — en|gag|ing [ ın geıdʒıŋ ] adjective attractive and pleasant in a way that makes people like you ╾ en|gag|ing|ly adverb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
disengage — dis•en•gage [[t]ˌdɪs ɛnˈgeɪdʒ[/t]] v. gaged, gag•ing 1) to release from attachment or connection: to disengage a clutch[/ex] 2) to free (oneself) from an engagement, obligation, etc 3) to become disengaged • Etymology: 1605–15; < MF dis… … From formal English to slang
