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
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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First, there’s Green Chartreuse, a beguiling and almost hallucinogenically intense combination of 132 secret ingredients, which have been infused and distilled into high-proof alcohol by silent French monks since at least 1764, and probably quite a bit longer than that.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 30 May 2026
Her family’s money was confiscated; her favorite uncle, Otto, was murdered by the Nazis; shrapnel lodged in Hepburn’s neck, giving it its beguiling tilt.
—Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 15 May 2026
Less edible, but just as beguiling, are Amble’s puffins, which number up to 40,000 during their nesting season spent on Coquet Island, a mile or so offshore.
—Rob Crossan, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 May 2026
This beguiling wine bar on one of the original streets of Chinatown is a model for how to enter a historic neighborhood respectfully, without erasing what came before.
—Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
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Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 30 May 2026
Her family’s money was confiscated; her favorite uncle, Otto, was murdered by the Nazis; shrapnel lodged in Hepburn’s neck, giving it its beguiling tilt.
—Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 15 May 2026
Less edible, but just as beguiling, are Amble’s puffins, which number up to 40,000 during their nesting season spent on Coquet Island, a mile or so offshore.
—Rob Crossan, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 May 2026
This beguiling wine bar on one of the original streets of Chinatown is a model for how to enter a historic neighborhood respectfully, without erasing what came before.
—Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for beguiling
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“Beguiling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beguiling. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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