ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Contenting

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Contenting is an adjective meaning Producing contentment; pleasing or satisfying.

Meaning

Producing contentment; pleasing or satisfying.

More Meanings

  1. present participle and gerund of content

Example Sentences

It was very contenting and relaxing to the senses .
Yet it comes over me that to sit on the grass at the Horse Show tomorrow with L. will be very contenting.
To preserve the rights of justice, and to give a contenting answer to the cry of mercy, to wipe off, as I may say, the tears of one, and smooth the frowns of the other, God lays our iniquity upon Christ, Isa . 53. 6.
you can daily retire into yourself, and there peruse a richer treasure than bodily eyes on earth can see; and there be taken up with a far more contenting satisfactory employment , and a more fruitful and pleasant converse and recreation, than any you, creature in court or country can afford;

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include satisfied, happy, complacent, self-satisfied, smug, subject.

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