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[ fech-ing ] / ˈfɛtʃ ɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR fetching ON THESAURUS.COM
Origin of fetchingFirst recorded in 1875–80; fetch1 + -ing2 OTHER WORDS FROM fetchingfetch·ing·ly, adverbun·fetch·ing, adjectiveWords nearby fetchingfetation, fetch, fetch and carry, fetched, fetcher, fetching, fetch up, fete, fête champêtre, fete day, fête galante Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fetchingIn this world, once-proud physicians are over-prescribing and over-ordering, grinning and pretending, stepping and fetching. You Can't Yelp Your Doctor|Daniela Drake|May 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST He changed his name to Ronnie Rocket, becomes a bona fide rock star, and attracts a fetching tap-dancer, Electra-Cute. Doomed Passion Projects of Hollywood: The Lost Classics of Stanley Kubrick, Alfred Hitchcock, and More|Marlow Stern|March 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST He was surrounded by friends and family, and women—one was fetching him a piece of cake. The Stacks: The True Greatness of Muhammad Ali|Peter Richmond|February 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST Fetching, gracious, ladylike, she has devoted her adult life to taking care of Mitt and the boys. When Good Wives Attack: Ann Romney’s Tricky Defense of Mitt|Michelle Cottle|September 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Fetching French actress Audrey Tautou is back in the romantic drama “Delicacy.” Audrey Tautou on ‘Amélie,’ Her New Film ‘Delicacy,’ & More|Marlow Stern|March 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST I thought he was going to faint; and under a vague impression of fetching assistance, I rushed down the avenue. Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2|Elizabeth Sheppard I could only atone for the alleged offence by fetching her some refreshment, of which she readily partook. Red Gauntlet|Sir Walter Scott Lina saw this and said, 'Listen, old Sanna, why are you fetching so much water?' Grimms' Fairy Tales|The Brothers Grimm The other succeeded in taking Michael in flank, fetching blood and hurt with his teeth. Michael, Brother of Jerry|Jack London Oh, that explains it, said Zeph with a frank relief that was most fetching. Ralph, the Train Dispatcher|Allen Chapman
British Dictionary definitions for fetching
adjective informalattractively befittinga fetching hat charminga fetching personality Derived forms of fetchingfetchingly, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to fetchingenchanting, enticing, intriguing, fascinating, taking, charming, luring, tempting, pleasing, captivating, beautiful, cute, sweet, winsome |