How do you use gratified in a sentence?
having received what was desired.
- We were gratified by the response to our appeal.
- He was gratified by Lucy’s response.
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- It gratified me to know that she would soon be well again.
- His achievement gratified his.
- I was most gratified at/by/with the outcome of the meeting.
- It gratified me to hear of your success.
What is the synonym of gratified?
displease. 2’he was gratifying his strange desires’ satisfy, fulfil, indulge, relieve, humour, comply with, pander to, cater to, give in to, quench, slake, satiate, pacify, appease, assuage, provide for, feed, accommodate. frustrate. spooner.
What does gratifying mean example?
Gratify is defined as to please or give into something. An example of to gratify means to give into a craving for a hot fudge sundae.
What does eddied mean?
A drift or tendency that is counter to or separate from a main current, as of opinion, tradition, or history. intr.v. ed·died, ed·dy·ing, ed·dies. To move in or as if in an eddy or eddies: “The conversation among the new elite eddied around me” (Molly Peacock). See Synonyms at turn.
What is the difference between gratifying and satisfying?
As verbs the difference between gratify and satisfy is that gratify is to please while satisfy is to do enough; to meet (needs); to fulfill (wishes, requirements).
Is gratified a adjective?
gratified adjective – Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com.
What part of speech is the word gratified?
verb (used with object), grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing.
What is an eddy in water?
An eddy is a circular current of water. The ocean is a huge body of water that is constantly in motion. General patterns of ocean flow are called currents. Sometimes theses currents can pinch off sections and create circular currents of water called an eddy.
What causes an eddy?
Eddies form when a bend in a surface ocean current lengthens and eventually makes a loop, which separates from the main current. These are eddies. In this image, surface water is colored depending on its temperature. Cooler water is shown with blue and purple and orange and yellow show warmer water.