beguiling

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪlɪŋ

Verb

beguiling

1. present participle and gerund of beguile

Noun

beguiling (plural beguilings)

1. A beguilement.

Adjective

beguiling (comparative more beguiling, superlative most beguiling)

1. That beguiles or beguile.

   a beguiling look

   • 2009, Reif Larsen, The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet, Pinguin Books, page 26:

     I thought he was supposed to be my mentor. But, in actuality, what did I know about the often beguiling world of adults?

   • 2023 August 31, Jake Bender & Zach Dunn & Sam Johnson & Sarah Naftalis & Paul Simms, “Exit Interview” (23:52 from the start), in What We Do in the Shadows‎^[1], season 5, episode 10, spoken by Wallace (Benedict Wong):

     “You don't need to count it. It's all there, necromancer.” “I should trust you when you show me no respect for me or my beguiling powers?” “Respect? For a fraud?” “But you've seen my methods succeed.” “I've seen your magic. It has a fraudulent vibe.”

Derived terms

• beguilingly
• beguilingness
• time-beguiling

Translations

that beguiles

• Dutch: verleidelijk (nl)
• French: séduisant (fr)
• German: betörend (de), verführerisch (de)