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Webster 1913 Edition


Alluring

Al-lur′ing

,
Adj.
That allures; attracting; charming; tempting.
Al-lur′ing-ly
,
adv.
Al-lur′ing-ness
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition


Alluring

ALLU'RING

, ppr.
1.
Drawing; tempting; inviting by some real or apparent good.
2.
a. Inviting; having the quality of attracting or tempting.

Definition 2024


alluring

alluring

English

Verb

alluring

  1. present participle of allure

Noun

alluring (plural allurings)

  1. The action of the verb allure.

Adjective

alluring (comparative more alluring, superlative most alluring)

  1. Having the power to allure.
    • 1915, Emerson Hough, The Purchase Price, chapterI:
      Captain Edward Carlisle, soldier as he was, martinet as he was, felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze, her alluring smile ; he could not tell what this prisoner might do.

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