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Definitions: Tempting |
TemptingAdjective1. Highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire; "an alluring prospect"; "her alluring smile"; "the voice was low and beguiling"; "difficult to say no to an enticing advertisement"; "a tempting invitation". 2. Very pleasantly inviting; "a tantalizing aroma"; "a tempting repast". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "tempting" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
Synonyms: TemptingSynonyms: alluring (adj), beguiling (adj), enticing (adj), tantalising (adj), tantalizing (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Motive | Adjective: impulsive, motive; suasive, suasory, persuasive, persuasory, hortative, hortatory; protreptical; inviting, tempting; Verb: suasive, suasory; seductive, attractive; fascinating; (pleasing); provocative; (exciting). |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Tempting |
| English words defined with "tempting": alluring, audaciously ♦ beguiling ♦ enticement, enticing ♦ forbidden fruit ♦ inviting ♦ Lickerish ♦ seductively ♦ tantalising, tantalizing, temptation, Temptatious, temptingly ♦ uninviting, untempting. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "tempting": goto ♦ Symbols of Saints ♦ Tempting the Tibetan God of Pukey Pukey. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "tempting": tempt. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Tempting but No. (Willow; writing credit: Bob Dolman; George Lucas) Can we give that up? Too precious, all that control? Too tempting, being a god? (Instinct; writing credit: Gerald Di Pego;) I'm not kind, I'm just tempting you. (Gone with the Wind; writing credit: Margaret Mitchell; Sidney Howard) For you see, as tempting as it may be, in truth it's little more than blackmail. (Ideal Husband, An; writing credit: Oscar Wilde; Oliver Parker) Sounds tempting. (Roswell; writing credit: Ronald D. Moore; Gretchen J. Berg) | |
Lyrics | Candyman tempting the thoughts of a ("Ants Marching"; performing artist: Dave Matthews Band) There's always somebody tempting you ("Pink Cadillac"; performing artist: Natalie Cole) | |
Clever | The best way to overcome temptation is to avoid the tempting situation. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Topless and Tempting Tied (2003) Tempting Fate (2002) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Satan tempting Booth to the murder of the President.Credit: Library of Congress. |  | My that looks tempting!.Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Europe tempting the United States with trade liquor.Credit: Library of Congress. |  | The tree of liberty,-with, the devil tempting John Bull / Js. Gy. inv. & ft.Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | There were among them very fine things, and very tempting, and very good to steal for the benefit of the unfortunate. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | It may also be tempting to overprotect your child, to keep the child with you and away from situations you cannot control. (references) | |
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| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Bill Clinton | 1993-2001 | Now that the Cold War has passed, it's tempting to believe that all the security issues, with the possible exception of trade, reside here at home. |
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| "Tempting" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 99.84% of the time. "Tempting" is used about 630 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 99.84% | 629 | 10,317 |
| Lexical Verb (-ing form) | 0.16% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 630 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "tempting": tempting-looking. | |
Ending with "tempting": all-too-tempting, fate-tempting, god-tempting. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
tempting | 34 |
fate tempting | 5 |
temptation tempting | 4 |
tempting touch | 4 |
teen tempting | 4 |
hot pretty tempting | 3 |
tempting woman | 3 |
tempting heart | 3 |
lady tempting | 3 |
tempting tia | 2 |
girl tempting | 2 |
gals.com tempting | 2 |
gals tempting | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "tempting"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | tundues, joshës (alluring, attractive, captivating, charming, engaging, enticing, fetching, glamorous, glamourous, luscious, seducer, seductive, sexy, tempter, winning, winsome). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | مغو (enticing, inductor, insidious, seducer, seductive), مغري (enticing, seductive), مغر (alluring, enticing, inviting, seducer, seducing, seductive). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | съблазнителен (alluring, appetizing, enticing, inviting, seductive, yummy), привлекателен (alluring, appealing, attractive, catching, catchy, congenial, cute, debonair, desirable, engaging, enticing, fetching, ingratiating, interesting, inviting, lickerish, likable, likeable, likely, lovable, pleasing, prepossessing, pretty, seductive, sightly, taking, winsome, yummy), примамлив (alluring, attractive, siren). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 迷人 (charming, enchanting, fascinating), 诱惑 (Entice, Enticed, Enticement, Enticing, Provocative, seduce, seduced, Seducing, tempt, temptation, Tempted). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | svùdný (alluring, beguiling, fetching, inviting, seductive, suggestive), lákavý (attractive, catchpenny, inviting, seductive). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | lekker (alluring, attractive, enticing, nice, tasty). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | franda (alluring, attractive, enticing). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | viekoitteleva, houkuttelu (alluring), houkutteleva (attractive, beguiling). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | tentant. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | verlockend (alluring, alluringly, appetizing, attractive, enticing, inviting, invitingly, luring, seductive, seductively, tantalizing, tantalizingly, temptingly, voluptuous), versuchend (attempting, trying). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | πειράζων (rallier, teaser, vexer), πειρασμόσ (temptation, tempter), δελεαστικόσ (alluring, enticing, seductive, siren). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | מושך (attractive, drawer, inviting, taking), מפת" (catching, inviting, seductive). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | kísértõ (haunting, tempter), csábító (alluring, debaucher, enticing, inviting, luring, persuasive, persuasory, seducer, seductive, tempter). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | penggodaan (seduction). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | allettante (alluring, attractive, enticing, luring, tantalizing). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 目の' (tempting thing). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | めのどく (tempting thing). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 혹 (Baiting, lure, Luring, Seducing, temptation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | miolagh (enticing, inducement, lure, seducing, temptation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | emptingtay tentador (appetizing, leading, seductive, tempter), que tenta, que seduz, convidativo (inviting), atraente (appealing, attractable, attractive, bewitching, captivating, catch, charming, cute, dinky, engaging, enthralling, enticing, fetching, ingratiating, interests paid on, inviting, lovely, magnetic, nice, nice-looking, pinup, prepossessing, pretty, sexy, striking, stunner, taking, winning, winsome, yummy), apetitoso (appetizing, lickerish, plummy, Savory, savoury, tasty, yummy). (various references) seducãtor (enticing, fascinating, seducer, seductive, seductively, winning), ispititor (attractive, cajoling, enticing, inviting, taking), încercare (attempt, crack, effort, endeavor, endeavour, essay, experiment, go, hardship, proof, shy, suffering, tentative, test, trial, try, visitation, whack). (various references) соблазнительный (alluring, desirable, enticing, fetching, pinup, seductive, suggestive), заманчивый. (various references) zavodnički (seductive), primamljiv (alluring, attractive, inviting, lickerish). (various references) tentador (enticing, inviting, luring, tempter). (various references) lockande (alluring, appealing, attractive, inveiglement, inviting), frestande (inviting, tantalising, tantalizing), aptitretande (appetizing). (various references) cazip (alluring, appealing, attracting, attractive, catching, catchy, conspicuous, endearing, enticing, inviting, piquant, taking), baştan çıkarıcı (enticing, languorous, seductive), ayartıcı (beguiling, corrupting, enticing, seductive), çekici (alluring, appealing, attractive, bewitching, breakdown truck, breakdown van, captivating, catching, catchy, charismatic, charming, comely, desirable, endearing, engaging, engrossing, enthralling, fascinating, fetching, haul, haulier, inviting, juicy, magnetic, nubile, prepossessing, ravishing, sapid, seductive, sexy, spicy, stunning, taking, toothsome, tow truck, towing truck, tractive, tractor, winsome, witching, wrecker). (various references) спокусливий (alluring, aphrodisiac, desirable, enticing, fetching, glittering, pin up, piquant, provocative, provocatory, seductive, wooing), принадний (appetible, captivating, enviable, inviting, likable, likeable, lovely, taking, winsome). (various references) xúi giục cám dỗ, lôi cuốn (alluring, arrestingly, attractive, catching, catchy, winning, winningly), khêu gợi (coquettish, luscious, rousing, voluptuous), gây thèm. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Luke Chapter 11, Verse 16 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Eteroi de peirazonteV shmeion par autou ezhtoun ex ouranou |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et alii temptantes signum de caelo quaerebant ab eo |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | And sume his fandodon and gyrndon of heofone tacnys of him; |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And othir temptinge axiden of hym a tokene fro heuene. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And other tempted him sekinge of him a signe fro heave. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And others, tempting him, sought of him a sign from heaven. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And others tempting him, sought from him a sign from heaven. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And others, testing him, were looking for a sign from heaven from him. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Luke Chapter 11, Verse 16 |
| Bulgarian | А други, изпитвайки "о, искаха от Него знамение от небето. |
| Cebuano | Ug ang uban, sa pagsulay kaniya, nangayo kaniyag ilhanan gikan sa langit. |
| Chinese | 又 有 人 試 探 耶 穌 、 向 他 求 從 天 上 來 的 神 蹟 。 |
| Croatian | A drugi su iskušavajuæi ga, tražili od njega kakav znak s neba. |
| Danish | Men andre fristede ham og forlangte af ham et Tegn fra Himmelen.. |
| Dutch | En anderen, Hem verzoekende, begeerden van Hem een teken uit den hemel. |
| Finnish | Toiset taas kiusasivat häntä ja pyysivät häneltä merkkiä taivaasta. |
| French | Et d`autres, pour l`éprouver, lui demandèrent un signe venant du ciel. |
| German | Die andern aber versuchten ihn und begehrten ein Zeichen von ihm vom Himmel. |
| Haitian Creole | Gen lòt ki te vle pran l' nan pèlen: yo mande l' pou l' fè yon mirak ki pou moutre se Bondye ki ba l' pouvwa sa a. |
| Hungarian | Mások meg, kísértvén õt, mennyei jelt kívánának tõle. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Ada juga orang-orang lain yang mau menjebak Yesus, jadi mereka minta Ia melakukan suatu keajaiban sebagai tanda bahwa Ia datang dari Allah. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Ada pula lain orang mencobai Dia serta meminta kepada-Nya suatu tanda ajaib dari langit. |
| Italian | Altri poi, per metterlo alla prova, gli domandavano un segno dal cielo. |
| Korean | 또 " 러 " 예 수 를 시 험 하 여 하 늘 로 서 오 " 표 을 구 하 니 |
| Latvian | Un citi, kârdinâdami Viòu, prasîja Viòam zîmi no debesîm. |
| Manx Gaelic | As va feallagh elley er-chee prowal eh shirrey er cowrey veih niau. |
| Maori | Na ka whakamatautau etahi, ka mea ki tetahi tohu i a ia i te rangi. |
| Modern Greek | Αλλοι δε πειραζοντες εζητουν παρ' αυτου σημειον εξ ουρανου. |
| Norwegian | Andre igjen fristet ham og krevde et tegn fra himmelen av ham. |
| Portuguese | E outros, experimentando-o, lhe pediam um sinal do céu. |
| Rumanian | Alyii, ca sq -L ispiteascq, Ki cereau un semn, din cer. |
| Russian | б "ТХЗЙЕ, ЙУЛХЫБС, ФТЕ'ПЧБМЙ ПФ оЕЗП ЪОБНЕОЙС У ОЕ'Б. |
| Shuar | Tura Chíkichkia, nekas Yúsnumia taawashit tusar "Nayaimpinmaya kakaram ana nu iniakmasam aents tujintiamu Túrata" Jesusan tiarmiayi. |
| Spanish | Otros, para probarle, pedían de él una señal del cielo. |
| Swahili | Wengine, wakimjaribu, wakamtaka afanye ishara kuonyesha kama alikuwa na idhini kutoka mbinguni. |
| Swedish | Och några andra ville sätta honom på prov och begärde av honom ett tecken från himmelen. |
| Thai | คนอื่นๆท"ลองพระองค์ โ"ยขอจากพระองค์ให้เห็นหมายสำคัญจากสวรรค์ |
| Ukrainian | А інші, випробовуючи, хотіли від Нього ознаки із неба. |
| Uma | Ria wo'o-ra hantongo' to doko' mposori Yesus. Merapi' -ra hi Yesus bona napopohiloi-ra anu mekoncehi bona monoa' ra'inca kangkai Alata'ala-na mpu'u-i. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "tempting": temptingly. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "tempting": attempting, reattempting. (additional references) | |
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"Tempting" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: tempten, temptimg. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "tempting" (pronounced te"mpting) |
| 7 | t e" m p t i ng | attempting. |
| 6 | -e" m p t i ng | exempting, preempting. |
| 5 | -m p t i ng | prompting. |
| 4 | -p t i ng | accepting, adapting, adopting, bankrupting, corrupting, disrupting, erupting, excepting, intercepting, interrupting, opting, sculpting. |
| 3 | -t i ng | abating, abbreviating, abdicating, abducting, abetting, aborting, abrogating, abutting, accelerating, accenting, accentuating, accommodating, accosting, accounting, accrediting, accumulating, acquitting, acting, activating, addicting, adjudicating, adjusting, administrating, admitting, advocating, affecting, affiliating, afflicting, aggravating, agitating, airlifting, alerting, alienating, alleviating, allocating, allotting, alternating, amounting, annotating, anticipating, appointing, appreciating, appropriating, approximating, arbitrating, arresting, articulating, assassinating, assaulting, asserting, assimilating, assisting, associating, attesting, attracting, attributing, auditing, augmenting, authenticating, automating, averting, awaiting, babysitting, backbiting, baiting, balloting, batting, beating, befitting, begetting, belting, benefiting, benefitting, berating, besetting, besting, betting, biting, bitting, blacklisting, blanketing, blasting, bloating, bloodletting, blunting, boasting, boating, bolting, boosting, booting, boycotting, breasting, broadcasting, budgeting, bullfighting, bunting, bursting, busting, butting, calculating, captivating, carpeting, carting, castigating, casting, castrating, catapulting, cavorting, celebrating, cementing, chanting, charting, chatting, cheating, chlorinating, circulating, circumventing, citing, clotting, coagulating, coasting, coating, coexisting, cohabiting, collaborating, collecting, combating, combatting, comforting, commemorating, commenting, committing, communicating, commuting, compensating, competing, complementing, completing, complicating, complimenting, composting, computing, concentrating, concocting, conducting, confiscating, conflicting, confronting, congratulating, connecting, consenting, consisting, consolidating, consorting, constituting, constricting, constructing, consulting, consummating, contacting, contaminating, contemplating, contesting, contracting, contradicting, contrasting, contributing, converting, convicting, cooperating, coordinating, copycatting, correcting, correlating, corroborating, costing, counteracting, Counterfeiting, counting, courting, crafting, crating, creating, crediting, cresting, culminating, cultivating, cutting, darting, dating, daunting, debating, debilitating, decaffeinating, decanting, decelerating, decimating, decorating, dedicating, deducting, defaulting, defeating, defecting, deflating, deflecting, defrosting, degenerating, delegating, deleting, deliberating, delighting, delineating, delisting, demonstrating, denigrating, denting, departing, depicting, depleting, deporting, depositing, deprecating, depreciating, deregulating, deserting, designating, destructing, detecting, deteriorating, detonating, detracting, devastating, devoting, dictating, dieting, differentiating, digesting, diluting, directing, disappointing, disconcerting, disconnecting, discounting, discrediting, discriminating, disgusting, disintegrating, disorienting, dispiriting, disputing, disquieting, disrespecting, dissecting, disseminating, dissenting, dissipating, distorting, distracting, distributing, districting, diverting, divesting, documenting, domesticating, dominating, donating, doting, dotting, doubting, drafting, drifting, duplicating, dusting, eating, editing, educating, effecting, elaborating, elating, electing, electroplating, elevating, eliciting, eliminating, emanating, emigrating, emitting, emulating, enacting, encapsulating, enchanting, encrusting, enlisting, entrusting, enunciating, equating, equivocating, eradicating, erecting, escalating, escorting, estimating, evacuating, evaluating, evaporating, everlasting, evicting, exacerbating, exacting, exaggerating, exalting, exasperating, excavating, exciting, excoriating, excruciating, executing, exerting, exhausting, exhibiting, exhilarating, exhorting, existing, exiting, exonerating, expecting, expediting, experimenting, exploiting, exporting, extenuating, exterminating, extorting, extracting, extraditing, extrapolating, fabricating, facilitating, fainting, fascinating, fasting, faulting, feasting, fermenting, ferreting, Fetting, fidgeting, fighting, fingerprinting, firefighting, fitting, flaunting, fleeting, flirting, flitting, floating, flouting, fluctuating, fomenting, footing, footnoting, forecasting, forfeiting, forgetting, formulating, fragmenting, fretting, fronting, frosting, fruiting, frustrating, generating, getting, gifting, glinting, gloating, graduating, grafting, granting, grating, gravitating, greeting, gritting, grouting, grunting, gunfighting, gusting, gutting, gyrating, hallucinating, halting, handwriting, harvesting, Hasting, hating, haunting, heating, hesitating, highlighting, hinting, hitting, hoisting, homeporting, hosting, humiliating, hunting, hurting, hydrogenating, igniting, illuminating, illustrating, imitating, impacting, imparting, impersonating, implanting, implementing, implicating, importing, imprinting, inaugurating, incapacitating, incarcerating, incinerating, inciting, incorporating, incriminating, incubating, indicating, indicting, infatuating, infecting, infighting, infiltrating, inflating, inflicting, infuriating, ingesting, ingratiating, inhabiting, inheriting, inhibiting, initiating, injecting, innovating, inserting, insinuating, insisting, inspecting, instigating, instituting, instructing, insulating, insulting, integrating, interacting, interdicting, interesting, interpreting, interrogating, intersecting, intimidating, intoxicating, inundating, invalidating, inventing, investigating, investing, invigorating, inviting, irritating, isolating, jetting, jolting, jousting, jutting, kiting, knitting, lactating, lambasting, lamenting, laminating, lasting, legislating, letting, levitating, liberating, lifting, lighting, limiting, liquidating, listing, litigating, locating, looting, lubricating, lusting, malting, mandating, manifesting, manipulating, marketing, marting, masturbating, mating, matting, mediating, meditating, meeting, melting, migrating, minting, misappropriating, misinterpreting, misrepresenting, misstating, mistreating, mitigating, moderating, molesting, molting, moonlighting, motivating, mounting, mutating, mutilating, muting, nauseating, navigating, necessitating, negating, neglecting, negotiating, nesting, netting, nitrating, nominating, nonbiting, nonoperating, nonsporting, nonvoting, noting, Nutting, objecting, obliterating, obstructing, obviating, officiating, offsetting, omitting, operating, orbiting, orchestrating, originating, oscillating, ousting, Outfitting, outing, outwitting, overeating, overestimating, overheating, overreacting, overshooting, overstating, painting, panting, parachuting, parenting, participating, parting, pasting, patenting, patting, penetrating, percolating, perfecting, permeating, permitting, perpetrating, perpetuating, persecuting, persisting, perverting, petting, picketing, piloting, pinpointing, pirating, pitting, placating, planting, plating, plotting, plummeting, pocketing, pointing, polluting, pontificating, populating, porting, posting, pouting, precipitating, predicting, predominating, preexisting, presenting, preventing, printing, procrastinating, profiting, prognosticating, prohibiting, projecting, proliferating, promoting, promulgating, propagating, prosecuting, prospecting, protecting, protesting, pulsating, purporting, putting, quieting, quilting, quitting, quoting, radiating, rafting, ranting, ratcheting, rating, reacting, reactivating, readjusting, reallocating, reasserting, rebutting, recalculating, recanting, recasting, reciprocating, reciting, recollecting, reconnecting, reconstituting, reconstructing, recounting, recreating, recruiting, recuperating, redacting, redecorating, redirecting, redistributing, redistricting, reelecting, reevaluating, refitting, reflecting, refuting, regenerating, regretting, regulating, rehabilitating, reigniting, reincorporating, reinstating, reinstituting, reinterpreting, reinventing, reinvesting, reinvigorating, reiterating, rejecting, rejuvenating, relating, relegating, relenting, relocating, remarketing, renegotiating, renovating, renting, repainting, repatriating, repeating, replanting, replicating, reporting, representing, reprinting, repudiating, requesting, rerouting, resenting, resisting, resonating, resorting, respecting, restarting, restating, resting, restricting, resubmitting, resulting, resurrecting, resuscitating, retaliating, retesting, retracting, retreating, retrofitting, reuniting, reverberating, reverting, revisiting, revolting, rewriting, rioting, riveting, roasting, rocketing, rooting, rotating, rotting, rusting, salivating, salting, saluting, saturating, scapegoating, scouting, seating, sedating, segregating, selecting, separating, setting, shafting, sheeting, shifting, shooting, shoplifting, shorting, shouting, shunting, shutting, sifting, sighting, simulating, siting, sitting, skating, skirting, skyrocketing, skywriting, slanting, slighting, slitting, slotting, smarting, smelting, snorting, soliciting, somersaulting, songwriting, sorting, speculating, spitting, splitting, sporting, spotlighting, spotting, spouting, sprinting, sprouting, spurting, squatting, squinting, squirting, stagnating, starting, stating, stimulating, stipulating, strutting, subcontracting, subjecting, submitting, subordinating, substituting, subtracting, subverting, suffocating, suggesting, superconducting, supplanting, supplementing, supporting, surmounting, suspecting, sweating, Sweeting, syndicating, tabulating, tainting, targeting, tasting, taunting, telecommuting, telemarketing, tenting, terminating, testing, thermosetting, thrusting, thwarting, ticketing, tilting, titillating, toasting, tolerating, tormenting, toting, touting, translating, transmitting, transplanting, transporting, treating, trotting, trumpeting, trusting, twisting, typecasting, typesetting, Typewriting, undercutting, underestimating, underreporting, understating, underwriting, undulating, unexciting, uninteresting, uninviting, uniting, unrelenting, unremitting, unseating, unstinting, unsuspecting, unwitting, updating, uplifting, uprooting, upsetting, urinating, vacating, vacillating, validating, vaulting, ventilating, venting, vesting, vetting, vibrating, violating, visiting, vomiting, voting, wafting, waiting, wanting, wasting, weighting, weightlifting, wetting, whiting, wildcatting, wilting, witting, wresting, writing, yachting. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-g-i-m-n-p-t-t" | |
-1 letter: petting, pigment, temping. | |
-2 letters: meting, mitten, pitmen, titmen. | |
-3 letters: genip, inept, petit, petti, tempi, tempt, tinge. | |
-4 letters: emit, gent, gien, gimp, item, mien, mine, mint, mite, mitt, nett, nite, pein, pent, pine, ping, pint, temp, tent, time, tine, ting, tint. | |
-5 letters: eng, gem, gen, get, gie, gin, gip, git, imp, meg, men, met, mig, net, nim, nip, nit, peg, pen, pet, pie, pig, pin, pit, teg, ten, tet, tie, tin, tip, tit. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-g-i-m-n-p-t-t" | |
+2 letters: attempting, permitting, tempesting, temptingly, trumpeting. | |
+3 letters: attempering, impetrating. | |
+4 letters: outcompeting, pigmentation, preadmitting, reattempting. | |
+5 letters: contemplating, pigmentations, preformatting, premeditating, pretermitting. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)54 65 6D 70 74 69 6E 67 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references)- . -- .--. - .. -. --. |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010100 01100101 01101101 01110000 01110100 01101001 01101110 01100111 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)T e m p t i n g |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0054 0065 006D 0070 0074 0069 006E 0067 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5471798286758073 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Images: Photo Album 8. Quotations: Fiction | 9. Quotations: Non-fiction 10. Quotations: Speeches 11. Usage Frequency 12. Expressions | 13. Expressions: Internet 14. Translations: Modern 15. Bible Trace 16. Derivations | 17. Rhymes 18. Anagrams 19. Orthography 20. Bibliography |
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