Engaging \En*ga"ging\, a. Tending to draw the attention or affections; attractive; as, engaging manners or address. -- {En*ga"ging*ly}, adv. -- {En*ga"ging*ness}, n. {Engaging and disengaging} {gear or machinery}, that in which, or by means of which, one part is alternately brought into gear or out of gear with another part, as occasion may require.