beguiling

adjective

be·guil·ing bi-ˈgī-liŋ

bē-

Synonyms of beguiling next

: agreeably or charmingly attractive or pleasing

a beguiling manner

a beguiling aroma

… it's safe to say that the Balkans have never produced a politician so beguiling.—

Jane Kramer

beguilingly adverb

The restaurant is physically attractive, dishes are beguilingly presented, and the cuisine is always logically inventive, often inspired, sometimes sublime. —

Jay Jacobs

Examples of beguiling in a Sentence

a smart and beguiling child who can manipulate her parents with alarming ease the beguiling allure of a life of crime

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Winemaker Laura Catena blends the fruit from across these estate vineyards into a beguiling wine of depth, texture and intensity. —

Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024 His Patrick Zweig struts through every scene with a beguiling swagger, barely concealing the emptiness underneath. —

Ew Staff, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024 This gorgeous, unconventional assembly of elements casts the most beguiling of spells. —

Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024 Twenty years later, in the present-day thread, TV documentarian Catherine Ravenscroft (Blanchett) is sitting at an awards ceremony, listening as a presenter pontificates on the beguiling power of narrative and form. —

Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for beguiling