: pleasantly entertained or diverted (as by something funny)
She seemed slightly amused by his explanation.
: feeling or showing amusement
an amused smile
a crowd of amused spectators
I had often heard him speaking to her in an amused, confiding voice …—
Paula Fox
Paula Fox
amusedly
adjective
… she looked up into our curious faces and smiled amusedly and sweetly, as only a woman can smile …
—Jack London
Jack London
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Listeners, including Musk himself, were incredibly amused at the similarity in their voices, right down to accent, cadence, and techno-babble vocabulary.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
The Internet Reacts The video prompted a flood of comments from amused viewers.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
The clip received a huge response with over 80,000 likes and over 1,000 comments from amused TikTok users
Newsweek contacted the poster of the video for comment via TikTok.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
On Sunday, at the fifth date of a 24-city arena tour that will wrap in the U.S. on Dec. 7 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, before heading to Europe, Australia and Japan next year, Lauper, 71, amused and captivated a packed Capital One Arena for nearly two hours.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2024
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Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
The Internet Reacts The video prompted a flood of comments from amused viewers.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
The clip received a huge response with over 80,000 likes and over 1,000 comments from amused TikTok users
Newsweek contacted the poster of the video for comment via TikTok.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
On Sunday, at the fifth date of a 24-city arena tour that will wrap in the U.S. on Dec. 7 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, before heading to Europe, Australia and Japan next year, Lauper, 71, amused and captivated a packed Capital One Arena for nearly two hours.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Amused.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amused. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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