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- Dictionarybeguiling/bɪˈɡʌɪlɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. charming or enchanting, often in a deceptive way: "a beguiling mixture of English, French, and Italian"
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BEGUILING definition: 1. interesting or attractive, but perhaps not to be trusted: 2. interesting or attractive, but…. Learn more.
: 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.
Beguiling definition: having the power to charm or divert the attention; intriguing. See examples of BEGUILING used in a sentence.
Beguiling is an adjective that means "highly attractive and tempting," like the beguiling model/actress on the cover of a celebrity magazine. Beguiling is often used to describe a person, like a beautiful girl, but can also be used when referring to a place or an inanimate object, like an Italian sports car.
BEGUILE definition: 1. to persuade, attract, or interest someone, sometimes in order to deceive them : 2. to persuade…. Learn more.
adjective. Something that is beguiling is charming and attractive. [written] Mombasa is a town with a beguiling Arabic flavour. Synonyms: charming, interesting, pleasing, attractive More Synonyms of beguiling. beguilingly adverb [ADVERB adjective, ADVERB with verb] He was beguilingly boyish and attractive.
Definition of beguiling adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. : hoodwink. beguiled her classmates into doing the work for her. 2. : to engage the interest of by or as if by guile. His seductive voice beguiled the audience. 3. : to lead by deception. beguiled into ambush. 4. : to while away especially by some agreeable occupation. also : divert sense 2.
1. To deceive by guile or charm: beguiled unwary investors. 2. To deprive (someone) of something by guile or deceit; cheat: a disease that has beguiled me of strength. 3. To distract the attention of; divert: "to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming" (Abraham Lincoln). 4. To amuse or charm; delight or fascinate.
If someone beguiles you into doing something, they trick you into doing it. He used his newspapers to beguile the readers into buying shares in his company. [VERB noun + into] Synonyms: fool, trick, take in, cheat More Synonyms of beguile. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
