beguiling
adjective
be·guil·ing
bi-ˈgī-liŋ 
bē-
: 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
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
Jay Jacobs
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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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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
Both stories could serve as metaphors for the beguiling, febrile experience of reading Murakami’s best fiction.
—Randy Boyagoda, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2024
Since her beguiling breakout role as a nightclub singer in David Lynch’s masterpiece Blue Velvet (1986), Rossellini has navigated her career with a playful spirit.
—Keaton Bell, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
The New York alto saxophonist, composer, vocalist and bandleader makes her Bay Area debut this weekend with a series of gigs, introducing a beguiling body of tunes shaped by her Chinese American heritage and deep engagement with various jazz, folk and pop idioms.
—Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
Both stories could serve as metaphors for the beguiling, febrile experience of reading Murakami’s best fiction.
—Randy Boyagoda, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2024
Since her beguiling breakout role as a nightclub singer in David Lynch’s masterpiece Blue Velvet (1986), Rossellini has navigated her career with a playful spirit.
—Keaton Bell, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
The New York alto saxophonist, composer, vocalist and bandleader makes her Bay Area debut this weekend with a series of gigs, introducing a beguiling body of tunes shaped by her Chinese American heritage and deep engagement with various jazz, folk and pop idioms.
—Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Beguiling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beguiling. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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