satisfying
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/ˈsætɪsfaɪ.ɪŋ/
Definition of satisfying
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
-
That satisfies, gratifies or pleases; that removes any feeling of lack.
“[T]he Standing Evidences of the Truth of the Goſpel, tho' in themſelves moſt firm, ſolid, and ſatisfying, yet make but faint Impreſſions on the Minds of many Chriſtians; […]”
“As in much of biology, the most satisfying truths in ecology derive from manipulative experimentation. Tinker with nature and quantify how it responds.”
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adj
-
That satisfies, gratifies or pleases; that removes any feeling of lack.
“[T]he Standing Evidences of the Truth of the Goſpel, tho' in themſelves moſt firm, ſolid, and ſatisfying, yet make but faint Impreſſions on the Minds of many Chriſtians; […]”
“As in much of biology, the most satisfying truths in ecology derive from manipulative experimentation. Tinker with nature and quantify how it responds.”
- Pleasing to certain sensory channels in neurocognition, especially auditory and tactile ones synesthetically via ASMR.
verb
- (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of satisfy
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Etymology
From satisfy + -ing.
Words you can make from satisfying
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5-letter words
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4-letter words
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3-letter words
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