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Beguiling - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'Beguiling' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Beguiling [ a.]
- Alluring by guile; deluding; misleading; diverting.
2 . Beguiling [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Beguile

Meaning of 'Beguiling' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . beguiling [ s]
Meaning (1):
- highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire
Example in sentence:
  • a tempting invitation;
  • an alluring prospect;
  • difficult to say no to an enticing advertisement;
  • her alluring smile;
  • the voice was low and beguiling
Meaning (2):
- misleading by means of pleasant or alluring methods
Example in sentence:
  • taken in by beguiling tales of overnight fortunes

Nearby Words:

beg bega began begat begem begemmed begemming beget begetter begetting

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