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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Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2026
Pine and Slate achieve a beguiling tenderness together.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026
This is a beguiling mixture of opulence and severity, impossible to locate historically or stylistically.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
The English band spent much of the past two years making their third and best album, Secret Love, which brings their uniquely beguiling mix of post-punk and art-rock styles to a new creative peak.
—Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 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 6 Feb. 2026.
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