Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: gratification
IPA transcription: [ɡɹ,ætəfək'eɪʃən]
Pronunciations of gratification
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: gratification, satisfaction
    Meaning: state of being gratified or satisfied; "dull repetitious work gives no gratification"; "to my immense gratification he arrived on time"
  • Synonyms: gratification
    Meaning: the act or an instance of satisfying
Usage examples
  • I wish to express my profound gratification
  • Climate is itself a direct source of gratification.
  • Zeb had not long to wait for the gratification of his wish.
  • Momentary gratification is only a way-station, not the journey's end.
  • The strain had been galling, and the madness of gratification consumed his strength.
  • An element added to the dress or to the diet heightens greatly the total gratification.
  • No agent or influence intervening, a thing may yet be removed a long way from gratification.
  • It is the result, the gratification, that man seeks: any particular good is but the means to an end.
  • For day dreaming is an activity closely bound up in gratification and is, indeed, pursued only for this reason.
  • And for what?-the attainment of wealth which she does not want, and the gratification of vanity which she does not feel.
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