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Meanings of enticing in English

Highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire.

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Examples for "attracting"
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It's an international problem which is attracting attention of public health officials.
The Guardian
2
Power companies in Spain have been attracting foreign investment in past months.
Reuters
3
As well as consumer demand, other new initiatives are attracting market interest.
Reuters
4
However, its medicinal properties have been attracting more attention in recent years.
The Irish Times
5
Or is this simply a way of attracting students to a course?
Ebony
1
Europe is seen as tempting as financial and political uncertainties have diminished.
Reuters
2
The present situation is a tempting one for an incoming strategy guru.
The Guardian
3
As tempting as forcing the issue might be, I couldn't risk it.
Too close to home
4
It's tempting to shrug off such red ink as a temporary problem.
Reuters
5
For some powerful interests, the rule of force, not law, remains tempting.
Reuters
1
Yes, it is gymnastics; it is not grace; it is scarcely alluring.
The Golden House
2
He originally came over the plains in the gold-alluring days of '49.
The Lake of the Sky / Lake Tahoe in the High Sierras of Californ...
3
His googly in particular had an alluring amount of dip and fizz.
The Guardian
4
To the pious it took on the alluring guise of a Crusade.
The Story of Ireland
5
Who'd have thought that such a simple thing could be so alluring?
The irish devil
1
Twigs' work has always been texturally beguiling, if not always melodically robust.
The Guardian
2
Could you possibly conjure a more beguiling image of modern day royalty?
News.com.au
3
I have not your resources for beguiling the tedium of the way.
Try and Trust; Or, Abner Holden's Bound Boy
4
They disappeared, swallowed up in the sinister light of a beguiling doorway.
Broken to the Plow / A Novel
5
Sundry groups, in different corners, were beguiling the tedious hours at whist.
Arthur Mervyn; Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793
Usage of enticing in English
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And their best hope of doing this is with enticing food labels.
The Irish Times
2
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
4
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
7
The more exquisitely painted the scenes of vice, the more dangerously enticing.
Plain Facts for Old and Young
8
The clutter that could disappear in one fell swoop is enticing, right?
The Irish Times
9
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
13
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...
15
First, the rise of the US program has made it more enticing.
The Guardian
16
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
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United States of America
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United Kingdom
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