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Meanings of fetching in English

Very attractive; capturing interest.

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Usage of fetching in English
1
I saw a long summer of running and fetching ahead of him.
Notes from the dog
2
I look forward to fetching them home and teaching them a lesson.
Daughters of the Nile
3
Husbands at work in their shops had to run about fetching children.
Wizardborn
4
No excuse about fetching water was going to spare her a telling-off.
Agent 6
5
And you look too fetching for words in that uniform and cap.
The Sisters-In-Law: A Novel of Our Time
6
There were no assistants fetching water or providing makeup for the actors.
BBC
7
At left, you see Alison Goldfrapp in a rather fetching Napoleonic getup.
Wired
8
It was a fetching sight, as Jerusalem lay on many different levels.
The Memoirs of Cleopatra
9
Sally had to admit that the two made quite a fetching pair.
The god machine
10
She turned away for the purpose of fetching a pair of field-glasses.
The Story of the Foss River Ranch: A Tale of the Northwest
11
Inside their very fetching man-bags are the results of the Oscars ballots.
The Guardian
12
You were my steward, fetching my food and cleaning up my leavings.
A Dance with Dragons
13
Objects were like glossy magazines: fetching for a day, then readily discarded.
Imajica: Complete Edition
14
He had a pleasant eye and a very fetching and hearty manner.
The Celebrity, Volume 03
15
The neighborhoods are dotted with trees outfitted with the fetching pointed ovals.
The ultimate rice cooker cookbook: 250 no-fail recipes for pilaf...
16
You're getting prettier, Sadie; that thoughtful look of yours is particularly fetching.
The Girl from Keller's
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Fetching through the time
Fetching across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common