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Webster 1913 Edition


Beguiling

Be-guil′ing

,
Adj.
Alluring by guile; deluding; misleading; diverting.
Be-guil′ing-ly
,
adv.

Webster 1828 Edition


Beguiling

BEGUI'LING

,
ppr.
Deluding; deceiving by craft; eluding by artifice, amusing.

Definition 2024


beguiling

beguiling

English

Verb

beguiling

  1. present participle 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?

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