What does beguiling mean?

Definitions for beguiling
be·guil·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. alluring, beguiling, enticing, temptingadjective

    highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire

    "an alluring prospect"; "her alluring smile"; "the voice was low and beguiling"; "difficult to say no to an enticing advertisement"; "a tempting invitation"

  2. beguilingadjective

    misleading by means of pleasant or alluring methods

    "taken in by beguiling tales of overnight fortunes"

Wiktionary

  1. beguilingnoun

    A beguilement.

  2. beguilingadjective

    That beguiles or beguile.

ChatGPT

  1. beguiling

    Beguiling refers to the act of charming, captivating or enchanting someone often in a deceptive way, typically through beauty, attractiveness, or by being clever or artful. It can also mean the presentation of something in an alluring or attractive manner that may hide its true nature or potential risks.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Beguiling

    of Beguile

  2. Beguilingadjective

    alluring by guile; deluding; misleading; diverting

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of beguiling in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of beguiling in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of beguiling in a Sentence

  1. George Du Maurier:

    Sick I am of idle words, past all reconciling, Words that weary and perplex and pander and conceal, Wake the sounds that cannot lie, for all their sweet beguiling; The language one need fathom not, but only hear and feel.

  2. George Du Maurier:

    Sick I am of idle words, past all reconciling, Words that weary and perplex and pander and conceal, Wake the sounds that cannot lie, for all their sweet beguiling The language one need fathom not, but only hear and feel.

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