fetching (ˈfɛtʃɪŋ
)
Definitions
adjective
informal- attractively befitting ⇒
a fetching hat
- charming ⇒
a fetching personality
Alternative Forms
ˈfetchingly adverbSynonyms
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attractive,
sweet,
charming,
enchanting,
fascinating,
intriguing,
cute,
enticing,
captivating,
alluring,
winsome,
1fetch1 (fɛtʃ)
Definitions
verb (mainly tr)
- to go after and bring back; get ⇒
to fetch help
- to cause to come; bring or draw forth ⇒
the noise fetched him from the cellar
- (also intr) to cost or sell for (a certain price) ⇒
the table fetched six hundred pounds
- to utter (a sigh, groan, etc)
- informal to deal (a blow, slap, etc)
- (also intr) nautical to arrive at or proceed by sailing
- informal to attract ⇒
to be fetched by an idea
- (used esp as a command to dogs) to retrieve (shot game, an object thrown, etc)
- rare to draw in (a breath, gasp, etc), esp with difficulty
- See fetch and carry
noun
- the reach, stretch, etc, of a mechanism
- a trick or stratagem
- the distance in the direction of the prevailing wind that air or water can travel continuously without obstruction
Word Origin
Old English feccan; related to Old Norse feta to step, Old High German sih fazzōn to climbUsage examples
I was aware of her fetching another bottle, then of her rubbing something cool into my skin.
, Time of the Wolf (1994)Women, who spend most of their time fetching water, will be involved in cottage industry.
India Today (2001)Another is a young band that comprises five fetching females is guaranteed a certain amount of attention.
Ottawa Sun (2003)The youngster had been fetching a pint of milk for his mum Linda in Rochdale, Greater Manchester.
Sun, News of the World (2001)He headed south, fetching up on Mason-MacFarlane's doorstep in Gibraltar.
, THE HITLER-HESS DECEPTION (2003)