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How to pronounce diverting in English?

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Synonyms amusing, amusive


a diverting story.

Examples of diverting

diverting
All the same, Devils provides a bon voyage that's both diverting and insightful.
From the businessweek.com
This is not diverting money from government spending on hospitals, schools, etc.
From the guardian.co.uk
When one person does this it may be a mere curiosity, kind of cute or diverting.
From the kentucky.com
Did Maddox help the Southerners by diverting Northern attention from the attack?
From the time.com
Checkpoints would help too, diverting traffic so that drivers must pass through.
From the jsonline.com
This year, again, CDTA has started diverting the northbound 85 to Fourth Street.
From the timesunion.com
Diverting attention can make them miss real storms, putting the public at peril.
From the al.com
The frivolous movies are diverting romantic comedies with no serious intention.
From the sfgate.com
About $75 billion comes from diverting money from the Wall Street bailout fund.
From the washingtonpost.com
More examples
  • Deviate: turn aside; turn away from
  • Send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one
  • Amuse: occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion; "The play amused the ladies"
  • Withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions
  • (diverted) amused: pleasantly occupied; "We are not amused" -Queen Victoria
  • (diverting) amusing: providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining; "an amusing speaker"; "a diverting story"
  • Diverted is a 2009 CBC made-for-TV movie. It was directed by Alex Chapple. The movie was written by Tony Marchant.
  • (The diversion) The Diversion, published in 2001 and written by K. A. Applegate, is the forty-ninth book in the Animorphs series. It is narrated by Tobias.
  • To turn aside from a course; To distract; To entertain or amuse (by diverting the attention)