amuse

Verb

Meaning

To occupy or engage the attention of; to lose in deep thought; to absorb; also, to distract; to bewilder.

To entertain or occupy in a pleasant manner; to stir with pleasing or mirthful emotions; to divert.

To keep in expectation; to beguile; to delude.

To muse; to mediate.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

divert gratify please entertain beguile occupy disport skylark wow morel gladden interest slay content involve
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Antonyms

madden jade harrow miff vex plague
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Hypernyms

entertain cheer cheer up jolly along jolly up

Hyponyms

convulse

Phrases with the word

amuse oneself amuse oneself with to amuse amuse greatly amuse yourself with

Derivatives

amused amusing

Anagrams

Musae Mesua

Examples

The clown amused the children Source: Internet

The play amused the ladies Source: Internet

A lot of actors can impress, awe or amuse the audience. Source: Internet

David Thomson called her body of work "insubstantial" citation and Pauline Kael wrote that she could not act, but rather "used her lack of an actress's skills to amuse the public. Source: Internet

A man is standing on it, balancing like a tightrope walker, hopping from one bare foot to the other to amuse himself while Zuqueto sweats his options. Source: Internet

An amuse bouche came out that was a blood orange gelatin set on a fine foie gras pâté. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Amuric amusable AMusD amuse greatly amuse oneself amuse oneself with