Crossword-Solution: RELENTED 8 letters, 14 clues 🏆 scrabble score: 9

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Relented imp. & p. p. of Relent

We have 14 clues for the answer “RELENTED”

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Became forgiving 1 answer
Grew less severe 1 answer
Softened in temper 1 answer
Showed mercy 2 answers
Backed down 3 answers
Came around 3 answers
Felt compassion 4 answers
Backed off 6 answers
Softened 7 answers
Abated 8 answers
Gave in 10 answers
BECAME LESS SEVERE 12 answers
*Yielded 29 answers
Let up 31 answers
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
TEAER
Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Sentences with RELENTED (5)

She ended weeping, and her lowlie plight, Immoveable till peace obtain’d from fault Acknowledg’d and deplor’d, in _Adam_ wraught Commiseration; soon his heart relented Towards her, his life so late and sole delight, Now at his feet submissive in distress, Creature so faire his reconcilement seeking, His counsel whom she had displeas’d, his aide; As one disarm’d, his anger all he lost, And thus with peaceful words uprais’d her soon.
Paradise Lost John Milton 1991
Her pristine dark complexion and round face caused Miles to think that he was potentially guilty of crimes against a minor, but after their first night together, he relented that Marasee knew her business very well.
Terminal Compromise Winn Schwartau 1993
Zeus himself coaxed Venus with kind words till at last she relented, and remembered that anger hurt her beauty, and smiled once more.
Good Stories For Great Holidays Frances Jenkins Olcott 1995
The Governor could do nothing now, but would move as soon as the rigors of winter had somewhat relented.
The Crossing Winston Churchill 1995
They lasted some days, and then, as if Fate had relented, up sprang on the starboard quarter a spanking breeze, making the rigging sing to a merry tune, and blowing the spindrift from the forefoot, as the _Raratonga_, heeling to its pressure, went humming through the sea, leaving a wake spreading behind her like a fan.
The Blue Lagoon H. de Vere Stacpoole 1995

Quotes with RELENTED (3)

He turned to Frank who was trying to pull his fingers out of the Chinese handcuffs…“Okay,” Frank relented. “Sure.” He frowned at his fingers, trying to pull them out of the trap. “Uh, how do you — ”Leo chuckled. “Man, you’ve never seen those before? There’s a simple trick to getting out.” Frank tugged again with no luck. Even Hazel was trying not to laugh. Frank grimaced with concentration. Suddenly, he disappeared. On the deck where he’d been standing, a green iguana crouche…
Rick Riordan The Mark of Athena
I nodded to Sam. "I'll just clean up these boxes and meet you out on the floor." Macy's didn't mess around their shoe department in New York. It spanned two floors, and it was always busy. "Okay," she relented. "If you're not out in ten minutes, I'm coming back to find you." "Got it. I was relieved when she finally walked out of the stock room. I wanted to forget this craziness had ever occurred. Tom bent over to help me as I gathered up the errant shoes. "Dude," he said, "ca…
Amanda Carlson Struck
Mother Mary wants to draft two more kids,” Astrid told Sam.“Okay. Approved.”“Dahra says we’re running low on kids’ Tylenol and kids’ Advil, she wants to make sure it’s okay to start giving them split adult pills.” Sam spread his hands in a helpless gesture. “What?”“We’re running low on kid pills, Dahra wants to split adult pills.” Sam rocked back in the leather chair designed for a grown man. “Okay. Whatever. Approved.” He took a sip of water from a bottle. The wrapper on the…
Michael Grant Hunger
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Used 22 times in crossword archives (1970–2025).