WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
o•blig•ing
(ə blī′jing),USA pronunciation adj.
o•blig′ing•ly, adv.
o•blig′ing•ness, n.
- willing or eager to do favors, offer one's services, etc.;
accommodating:The clerk was most obliging. - obligating.
- oblige + -ing2 1630–40
o•blig′ing•ness, n.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged helpful, kind, friendly.
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