different between amusing vs sporting

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??mju?z??/

Verb

amusing

1. present participle of amuse

Adjective

amusing (comparative more amusing, superlative most amusing)

1. Entertaining.

2. Funny, hilarious.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:funny
• See also Thesaurus:witty

Antonyms

• unamusing

Derived terms

• amusingness

Translations

Anagrams

• Mungias

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?sp??t??/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?sp??t??/
• (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA^(key): /?spo(?)?t??/
• (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA^(key): /?spo?t??/
• Rhymes: -??(?)t??

Verb

sporting

1. present participle of sport

Adjective

sporting (comparative more sporting, superlative most sporting)

1. (not comparable) Pertaining to sports

   He got a job in a sporting goods store.

2. (comparable) Exhibiting sportsmanship.

   Quite sporting of you to call that foul on yourself.

3. (comparable) Fair, generous; ‘game’.

   It was very sporting of her to let us off like that.

4. (not comparable, obsolete) Of or relating to unseemly male excesses, especially gambling, prostitution, or similar recreational activities.

Derived terms

• sporting goods
• sporting house
• sporting chance

Translations

Noun

sporting (plural sportings)

1. The act of taking part in a sport.

Anagrams

• ringpost, ringspot