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Rank | Letters | Answer | Clue | |
1 | 99% | 6 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 46% | 7 | Petruchio's horse in 'The Taming of the Shrew' | |
3 | 24% | 5 | Used Petruchio's methods | |
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We think the answer is "TAMING" which means:
- adjective
- • Very restrained or quiet
- • Brought from wildness into a domesticated state adjective satellite
- • Flat and uninspiring
- • Very docile verb
- • Correct by punishment or discipline
- • Make less strong or intense; soften
- • Adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
- • Overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable
- • Make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans noun
- • The process by which a person, animal or thing is tamed.
An example sentence would be:
- • "The taming of wild horses requires patience and skill."
- • "She was interested in the taming of wild animals."
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Source | #Number | Answer |
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New York Times24 Aug 1988 | Down 25 | |
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