Appealing Meaning
/əˈpiː.lɪŋ/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjHaving appeal; attractive.
verbpresent participle and gerund of appeal
Sentence Examples
Nothing is so appealing as the innocent face of a sleeping baby.
They are appealing for money to help refugees.
Spending the holidays in Britain wasn't a prospect that I found particularly appealing.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The idea of a tropical vacation sounds very ____ after this long, cold winter.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The idea of a relaxing vacation on a sunny beach is very ____ to me.
Word Origin & History
By surface analysis, appeal + -ing.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Her housecoat had fallen open. She was wearing only panties and bra, which did nothing to make her scrawny, wrinkled body appealing."
— 1968, Carl Ruhen, The Key Club, Sydney: Scripts, page 12:
"Some of the most beautiful and thus appealing physical theories, including quantum electrodynamics and quantum gravity, have been dogged for decades by infinities that erupt when theorists try to prod their calculations into new domains. Getting rid of these nagging infinities has probably occupied far more effort than was spent in originating the theories."
— 2012 January 26, Michael Riordan, “Tackling Infinity”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, archived from the original on 30 Apr 2013, page 86:
"Those were all landmark moments to cherish. Just as appealing was the manner in which Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Milner cut swathes down either flank, albeit through flustered full-backs who had looked poorly positioned and horribly jittery from the start."
— 2012 September 7, Dominic Fifield, “England start World Cup campaign with five-goal romp against Moldova”, in The Guardian:
"The fair creature abandoned her position, and in the midst of her bitter tears and pathetic appealings, which my sense of duty alone enabled me to resist, I bore my prisoner off."
— 1866, Heros von Borcke, Memoirs of the Confederate War for independence:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The idea of a tropical vacation sounds very ____ after this long, cold winter.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The idea of a relaxing vacation on a sunny beach is very ____ to me.