"gratifying" in the verb sense
1. satisfy, gratify
make happy or satisfied
2. gratify, pander, indulge
yield (to give satisfaction to
"gratifying" in the adjective sense
1. gratifying, sweet
pleasing to the mind or feeling
"sweet revenge"
2. enjoyable, gratifying, pleasurable
affording satisfaction or pleasure
"the company was enjoyable"
"found her praise gratifying"
"full of happiness and pleasurable excitement"
"good printing makes a book more pleasurable to read"
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