Definitions for Diverting
dɪˈvɜr tɪŋ, daɪ-di·vert·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. amusing, amusive, divertingadjective

   providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining

   "an amusing speaker"; "a diverting story"

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1. diverting

   Diverting refers to the act of changing the direction or course of something, causing something to change its path or focus. This can refer to a physical action, such as diverting a river, or a mental action, such as diverting one's attention. Additionally, diverting can also mean providing amusement or entertainment, often as a way to distract from something less pleasant.

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1. Diverting

   of Divert

2. Divertingadjective

   amusing; entertaining

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How to pronounce Diverting?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Diverting in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Diverting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Diverting in a Sentence

1. Isaac Newton, From Brewster, Memoirs of Newton (1855):

   I do not know what I may appear to the world; but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the seashore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me.

2. Danielle Weston:

   The vicious censure resolutions to strip Trustee Mary Bone and me of the powers and duties bestowed upon us by the voters is a naked political hit job, the majority on the board are diverting taxpayer dollars and manpower away from students and teachers to destroy our reputations and inflict financial pain.

3. Antony Blinken:

   We hear the concerns of countries who worry that standing with Ukraine and holding Russia accountable is diverting focus and resources from others in need, to those countries, I would say, simply, look at our actions. And when you hear Russia and its defenders accuse the countries who support Ukraine of ignoring the rest of the world, I say: look at Moscow’s actions.

4. John Sopko:

   Nor can I assure you that the Taliban are not diverting the money we are sending from the intended recipients, which are the poor Afghan people, i would just say, I have n’t seen a starving Taliban fighter on TV, they all seem to be fat, dumb, and happy.

5. Julie Gunnigle:

   We have over incarcerated our youth as well as our adults, but we've also done it in a particularly poor way with the inclusion of SROs at our schools, so, one of the things that I've been focusing on is: What should the role of law enforcement be inside our schools? And I am a proponent of, first, eliminating SROs and diverting that money back to school counselors. So many of our students go to schools without counselors or nurses, and those should be the first-line responders when it comes to solving student problems.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Diverting
2. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Diverting
4. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Diverting