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  gratifying \gratifying\ adj.
     1. giving personal satisfaction.
  
     Syn: appreciated, pleasing, satisfying.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. occasioning pride; as, a gratifying accomplishment.
        [WordNet 1.5]
  
     3. pleasing to the mind or feeling.
  
     Syn: sweet.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     4. affording pleasure or satisfaction.
  
     Syn: enjoyable, pleasurable.
          [WordNet 1.5]

  Gratify \Grat"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gratified; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Gratifying.] [F. gratifier, L. gratificari; gratus
     pleasing + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See -fy.]
     1. To please; to give pleasure to; to satisfy; to soothe; to
        indulge; as, to gratify the taste, the appetite, the
        senses, the desires, the mind, etc.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              For who would die to gratify a foe?   --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To requite; to recompense. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              It remains . . .
              To gratify his noble service.         --Shak.
  
     Syn: To indulge; humor please; delight; requite; recompense.
  
     Usage: To Gratify, Indulge, Humor. Gratify, is the
            generic term, and has reference simply to the pleasure
            communicated. To indulge a person implies that we
            concede something to his wishes or his weaknesses
            which he could not claim, and which had better,
            perhaps, be spared. To humor is to adapt ourselves to
            the varying moods, and, perhaps, caprices, of others.
            We gratify a child by showing him the sights of a
            large city; we indulge him in some extra expense on
            such an occasion; we humor him when he is tired and
            exacting.
            [1913 Webster]

  Gratify \Grat"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gratified; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Gratifying.] [F. gratifier, L. gratificari; gratus
     pleasing + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See -fy.]
     1. To please; to give pleasure to; to satisfy; to soothe; to
        indulge; as, to gratify the taste, the appetite, the
        senses, the desires, the mind, etc.
  
              For who would die to gratify a foe?   --Dryden.
  
     2. To requite; to recompense. [Obs.]
  
              It remains . . . To gratify his noble service.
                                                    --Shak.
  
     Syn: To indulge; humor please; delight; requite; recompense.
  
     Usage: To Gratify, Indulge, Humor. Gratify, is the
            generic term, and has reference simply to the pleasure
            communicated. To indulge a person implies that we
            concede something to his wishes or his weaknesses
            which he could not claim, and which had better,
            perhaps, be spared. To humor is to adapt ourselves to
            the varying moods, and, perhaps, caprices, of others.
            We gratify a child by showing him the sights of a
            large city; we indulge him in some extra expense on
            such an occasion; we humor him when he is tired and
            exacting.

  gratifying
       adj 1: giving pleasure or satisfaction [syn: appreciated, pleasing,
               satisfying]
       2: occasioning pride; "a gratifying (or proud) achievement"
       3: pleasing to the mind or feeling; "sweet revenge" [syn: sweet]
       4: affording satisfaction or pleasure; "the company was
          enjoyable"; "found her praise gratifying"; "full of
          happiness and pleasurable excitement"; "good printing
          makes a book more pleasurable to read" [syn: enjoyable,
          pleasurable]

  gratifying
     a.
     Pleasing, satisfying.
     vb.
     (present participle of en gratify nocat=1)

  gratifying
     a.
     Pleasing, satisfying.
     vb.
     (present participle of en gratify nocat=1)

  gratifying
     a.
     Pleasing, satisfying.
     vb.
     (present participle of en gratify nocat=1)

  gratifying
     a.
     Pleasing, satisfying.
     vb.
     (present participle of en gratify nocat=1)

  gratifying
     Englanti a.
     palkitseva, ilahduttava, tyydytys tuottava

  gratifying
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en gratify ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb gratify)

  Gratifying /ɡɹˈatɪfˌaɪɪŋ/
  الإرضاء

  gratifying /ɡɹˈatɪfˌaɪɪŋ/ 
  uspokojující

  gratifying /ɡɹˈatɪfˌaɪɪŋ/ 
  příjemný

  gratifying /ɡɹˈatɪfˌaɪɪŋ/ 
  potěšující

  gratifying /ɡɹˈatɪfˌaɪɪŋ/
  befriedigend, zufriedenstellend
   see: gratify, gratified, gratifies, gratified, gratify oneself
  

  gratifying /ɡɹˈatɪfˌaɪɪŋ/
  erfreuend
   see: gratify, gratified
  

  gratifying /ɡɹˈatɪfˌaɪɪŋ/
  erfreulich 

  gratifying /ɡɹˈatɪfˌaɪɪŋ/
  prijatan

  gratifying /ɡɹˈatɪfˌaɪɪŋ/
  örömteli

  gratifying /ɡɹˈatɪfˌaɪɪŋ/ 
  gratificante

  
/ˈɡɹætəˌfaɪɪŋ/

  46 Moby Thesaurus words for "gratifying":
     acceptable, affable, agreeable, amiable, amicable, blissful,
     cheerful, compatible, complaisant, congenial, cordial, delighting,
     desirable, dulcet, en rapport, enjoyable, fair, fair and pleasant,
     favorable, felicific, felicitous, fine, genial, gladdening, good,
     goodly, gracious, grateful, harmonious, heart-warming, honeyed,
     likable, mellifluous, mellow, nice, pleasant, pleasing,
     pleasurable, pleasure-giving, pleasureful, regaling, rejoicing,
     rewarding, satisfying, sweet, welcome
  
  

  a. 悦人的,令人满足的;

     a. 悦人的,令人满足的