diverting

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{a} a turning, pleasing, ageeable
providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining; "an amusing speaker"; "a diverting story"; "a fun thing to do"
If you describe something as diverting, you mean that it is amusing or entertaining. = enjoyable. entertaining and amusing
present participle of divert
{s} amusing, entertaining; distracting, redirecting, deflecting
Amusing; entertaining
divert
To distract

Don't let him divert your attention; keep your eye on the ball.

divert
To entertain or amuse (by diverting the attention)
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to turn from the accustomed course or a line of action already established
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{v} to turn aside, entertain, please, ruin
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vt to turn (a person or thing) aside from a course, direction, etc into another; deflect
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send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions
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To channel something to another location
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{f} distract; entertain; turn in a different direction, deflect
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To divert money or resources means to cause them to be used for a different purpose. The government is trying to divert more public funds from west to east
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To change the route of a shipment in transit
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withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions
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To divert a phone call means to send it to a different number or place from the one that was dialled by the person making the call. He instructed switchboard staff to divert all Laura's calls to him
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Removing water from its natural course or location, or controlling water in its natural course or location, by means of a ditch, canal, flume, reservoir, bypass, pipeline, conduit, well, pump, or other structure or device (Rice/White, 1991)
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To turn aside from a course
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disapproval If you say that someone diverts your attention from something important or serious, you disapprove of them behaving or talking in a way that stops you thinking about it. They want to divert the attention of the people from the real issues. = distract
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To turn aside; to turn off from any course or intended application; to deflect; as, to divert a river from its channel; to divert commerce from its usual course
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send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one
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The route of a shipment changed in transit from that shown on the original billing Used interchangeably with reconsign
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To divert vehicles or travellers means to make them follow a different route or go to a different destination than they originally intended. You can also say that someone or something diverts from a particular route or to a particular place. Rainham Marshes, east London, where a new bypass will divert traffic from the A13 We diverted a plane to rescue 100 passengers She insists on diverting to a village close to the airport
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To turn away from any occupation, business, or study; to cause to have lively and agreeable sensations; to amuse; to entertain; as, children are diverted with sports; men are diverted with works of wit and humor
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  Change in aircraft assignment from one target to another or to a new fire
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occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion; "The play amused the ladies"
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turn aside; turn away from
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To turn aside; to digress
diverting

    Hyphenation

    di·vert·ing

    Turkish pronunciation

    dayvırtîng

    Pronunciation

    /dīˈvərtəɴɢ/ /daɪˈvɜrtɪŋ/
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