Adjective

(en adjective)

Of or relating to the drama.

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Striking in appearance or effect.

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, title= Best and brightest , passage=Poland has made some dramatic gains in education in the past decade. Before 2000 half of the country’s rural adults had finished only primary school. Yet international rankings now put the country’s students well ahead of America’s in science and maths (the strongest predictor of future earnings), even as the country spends far less per pupil. }}

Having a powerful, expressive singing voice.

Adjective

(en adjective)

(slang, of a place) Busy, lively; vibrant, dynamic; fashionable.

This is a happening place tonight!

* 2005 , Wendy Lawton, Less is More , page 13,

“San Francisco is not exactly the most happening place, you know.”

* 2006 , Eliot Greenspan, Neil E. Schlecht, Frommer's Cuba , page 165,

When the show ends, the circular, sunken floor is one of the more happening dance clubs in town.

* 2011 , Bob Sehlinger, Menasha Ridge, Len Testa, The Unofficial Guide Walt Disney World 2012 , page 157,

They're a little noisy if you open your balcony door but otherwise offer a glimpse of one of Disney World's more happening places.

(slang, of a person or product) Trendy, up-to-the-minute.

He is a real happening guy.

* 1987' November 16, Steve Gibson, ''Desktop Publishing, 386-Based Machines, ‘'''Happening ’ Trends at Comdex'', '' , page 42,

Every show has its hottest, most happening' trends. If I were to isolate just one for hardware and one for software, this year's hot hardware would be the 386 machines, and the ' happening software would be desktop publishing.

* 2009 , Nicola Williams, Oliver Berry, Steve Fallon, France , Lonely Planet, page 883,

Going strong since 2006, this ephemeral nightclub (it's open only for 50 nights each year, in July and August) has become the hottest ticket in DJ land, a combination of the most happening names in music and its spectacular setting at the heart of the Palais des Festivals.

* 2011 , Nicholas Gill, Christie Pashby, Kristina Schreck, Frommer's Chile & Easter Island , unnumbered page,

San Antonio is the newest, tiniest, and most “happening ” wine appellation in Chile, with just four boutique wineries that focus on quality, not quantity, producing fine pinot noir, sauvignon blanc, and syrah.