What is the meaning of amusing?

Occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion.
- usage: "The play amused the ladies"
- synonyms: amuse, divert, disport
Make (somebody) laugh.
- usage: "The clown amused the children"
- synonyms: amuse

Providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining.
- usage: "an amusing speaker"; "a diverting story"
- synonyms: amusive, diverting
Arousing or provoking laughter.
- usage: "an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls"; "an amusing fellow"; "a comic hat"; "a comical look of surprise"; "funny stories that made everybody laugh"; "a very funny writer"; "it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much"; "a mirthful experience"; "risible courtroom antics"
- synonyms: comic, comical, funny, laughable, mirthful, risible

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