Crossword-Solution: ELICITING 9 letters, 3 clues 🏆 scrabble score: 12

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Eliciting p. pr. & vb. n. of Elicit

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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
RAEET
Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Sentences with ELICITING (5)

Number Thirteen saw the blood spurt from a superficial wound in the shoulder of the fellow who received Sing’s bullet, but except for eliciting a howl of rage the missile had no immediate effect.
The Monster Men Edgar Rice Burroughs 1994
Without entering into the details of the elaborate account I gave her,—an account, I fear, not quite so consistent with truth as my Readers in Spaceland might desire,—I must be content with saying that I succeeded at last in persuading her to return quietly to her household duties without eliciting from me any reference to the World of Three Dimensions.
Flatland Edwin A. Abbott 1994
Without entering into the details of the elaborate account I gave her,--an account, I fear, not quite so consistent with truth as my Readers in Spaceland might desire,--I must be content with saying that I succeeded at last in persuading her to return quietly to her household duties without eliciting from me any reference to the World of Three Dimensions.
Flatland: Edwin A. Abbot 1995
The host would willingly have drawn him into conversation, but succeeded only in eliciting a few remarks as to the oppressive atmosphere of this present summer evening compared with one which the guest had experienced about fourscore years ago.
Mosses from an Old Manse Nathaniel Hawthorne 1996
Having no reason for concealment Carl frankly related his troubles with his stepmother, eliciting expressions of sympathy and approval from his hostess.
Driven From Home Horatio Alger 2006

Quotes with ELICITING (3)

When forced to leave my house for an extended period of time, I take my typewriter with me, and together we endure the wretchedness of passing through the X-ray scanner. The laptops roll merrily down the belt, while I’m instructed to stand aside and open my bag. To me it seems like a normal enough thing to be carrying, but the typewriter’s declining popularity arouses suspicion and I wind up eliciting the sort of reaction one might expect when traveling with a cannon. It’s a …
David Sedaris
People will try your patience, bug you, irritate you, do something petty and won’t think twice about it. It’s up to you to react by confronting them, seek an apology or just ignore them. I would sincerely advise you to ignore and move on. There are far better and more important things to do then waste time over eliciting a confession or an apology. Moreover, the people who do something wrong are neither mature enough to realize their follies nor will they accept that they wer…
Latika Teotia
Thus, on a functional level, your meditation triggers the corresponding neurobiological networks that are responsible for eliciting health effects.
Abhijit Naskar The Islamophobic Civilization: Voyage of Acceptance
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Appears in: LAT, WSJ.

Used 2 times in crossword archives (2010–2011).