D defs.my
Entry 4 senses Webster, 1913

gratifying

· IPA /ˈɡrætɪfaɪ.ɪŋ/
01 adj. giving personal satisfaction.
  1. 1.
    giving personal satisfaction.
  2. 2.
    occasioning pride; as, a gratifying accomplishment.
  3. 3.
    pleasing to the mind or feeling.
  4. 4.
    affording pleasure or satisfaction.
Syn. appreciated, pleasing, satisfying. — Syn. -- sweet. — Syn. -- enjoyable, pleasurable.