Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fetching

/ˈfɛt͡ʃ.ɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.96 in modern English

Syllables: fetch-ing
IPA: /ˈfɛt͡ʃ.ɪŋ/

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Attractive; pleasant to regard.

verb

present participle and gerund of fetch

noun

The act by which something is fetched.

Example Sentences

"Nurse Cramer had a cute nose and a radiant, blooming complexion dotted with fetching sprays of adorable freckles that Yossarian detested."
"I am not, I regret to say, a discreet and fetching sleeper. Most people when they nod off look as if they could do with a blanket; I look as if I could do with medical attention."
"“The men in this town have a serious case of pussy affluenza,” says Amy Watanabe, 28, the fetching, tattooed owner of Sake Bar Satsko, a lively izakaya in New York’s East Village."
"She was so mad she wouldn't speak to me for quite a spell, but at last I coaxed her into going up to Miss Emmeline's room and fetching down a tintype of the missing Deacon man."
"These lumpers were also in the habit of inducing their men during the week to send to their pay-house for fetchings of drink, besides the money they were compelled to spend on Saturday night."

Etymology

From fetch + -ing.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: fetchynge
Suffix: fetch

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈfɛt͡ʃ.ɪŋ/
British English: /ˈfɛt͡ʃ.ɪŋ/

Inflected Forms

more fetching (comparative) most fetching (superlative) fetchings (plural)

Derived Forms

fetchingly fetchingness unfetching

Synonyms

alluring appealing appetizing attracting attractive catchy bewitching captivating charming coying desirable enchanting

Rhymes With

stretching etching sketching

Questions

How do you pronounce fetching?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɛt͡ʃ.ɪŋ/.
What does fetching mean?: Attractive; pleasant to regard.
Where does fetching come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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