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Meanings of enticing in English

Highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire.

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Usage of enticing in English
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And their best hope of doing this is with enticing food labels.
The Irish Times
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And the enticing prospect of long, healthy walks in the great outdoors.
The Irish Times
3
Author, designer and illustrator Vasanti Unka on enticing young children to read.
Radio NZ
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She said it as if she were enticing children to a game.
I capture the castle
5
TV View:A rout in sport is about as enticing as elevator music.
The Irish Times
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From experience, he knew there would be more enticing things to view.
Iron lace
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The more exquisitely painted the scenes of vice, the more dangerously enticing.
Plain Facts for Old and Young
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The clutter that could disappear in one fell swoop is enticing, right?
The Irish Times
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That doesn't sound particularly enticing to a sloth, but it was perfect.
The Guardian
10
Novelties are enticing to most people; to us they are simply annoying.
Evolution and Ethics, and Other Essays
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A few facts gleaned from this enticing book to tantalize potential readers.
Wired
12
The scent of the water, at once enticing and bitter, intoxicated him.
En Route
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No matter how enticing the gamble, do it with other people's money.
The capitol game
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Although the weather was enticing, the number of visiting Indians gradually decreased.
The Spirit of the Border: A Romance of the Early Settlers in the...
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First, the rise of the US program has made it more enticing.
The Guardian
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The prospect of a voyage of nearly two weeks was not enticing.
A Traveller in War-Time
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Enticing across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Less common
United Kingdom
Less common