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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De Armas is a huge reason why this all works; her presence is beguiling, and her movement is immaculate.
—Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 4 June 2025
In his beguiling new feature Resurrection, movies are both subject and object of a story spanning a hundred years of film history, from the silent era to the end of the last century.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025
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Madeline Weinfield, Architectural Digest, 3 June 2025
Amick stars alongside James Spader as a beguiling beauty whom Spader is helpless before.
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
De Armas is a huge reason why this all works; her presence is beguiling, and her movement is immaculate.
—Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 4 June 2025
In his beguiling new feature Resurrection, movies are both subject and object of a story spanning a hundred years of film history, from the silent era to the end of the last century.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025
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 3 Jul. 2025.
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