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Having vs Engaging - What's the difference?

having | engaging |

As verbs the difference between having and engaging

is that having is present participle of lang=en while engaging is present participle of lang=en.

As a noun having

is something owned; possession; goods; estate.

As an adjective engaging is

that engages the attention; engrossing, interesting; enthralling.

having

English

Verb

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  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something owned; possession; goods; estate.
  • * Shakespeare
  • I'll lend you something; my having is not much.
  • * 1875 , Tennyson, Queen Mary
  • Your havings wasted by the scythe and spade,
    Your rights and charters hobnail' d into slush

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    engaging

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • That engages the attention; engrossing, interesting; enthralling.
  • I found the first of the Harry Potter books a very engaging read.
  • Charming; attractive, especially of a manner or behaviour.
  • Beauty, of course, and a bright, engaging personality — or at least the ability to fake one — are prerequisites for entering the Miss World competition.

    Derived terms

    * engagingness * unengaging

    Synonyms

    * (that engages the attention) absorbing, compelling, engrossing, enthralling, interesting * (charming) appealing, attractive, sweet

    Antonyms

    * (that engages the attention) boring, dull, unengaging, uninteresting * (charming) boorish, rude, uncivil, uncivilised

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