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beguiling

American  
[bih-gahy-ling] / bɪˈgaɪ lɪŋ /

adjective

  1. having the power to charm or divert the attention; intriguing.

    a beguiling smile.


Other Word Forms

  • beguilingly adverb

Etymology

Origin of beguiling

First recorded in 1575–1600; beguil(e) ( def. ) + -ing 2 ( def. )

Example Sentences

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The beguiling “Crown City” captures Ryui’s cultural education in a new world that simultaneously welcomes and threatens him.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ms. Campbell, never the most beguiling actress, has appeared in every entry except “Scream VI” and gives another perfunctory performance.

From The Wall Street Journal

The limpid four-movement ballet is both courtly and casual, with its intricately evolving choreographic patterns gently beguiling, as if seen in a crystalline hall of mirrors.

From The Wall Street Journal

It includes this beguiling take on Winter Wonderland, originally written in 1934, and covered more than 200 times.

From BBC

Strong, who won an Olivier Award for his performance in Ivo van Hove’s revival of Arthur Miller’s “A View From the Bridge,” exposes the boyish vulnerability within the sophisticated politician in his sympathetically beguiling portrayal.

From Los Angeles Times