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adjective

as in charming

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verb

present participle of wile
as in fascinating
to attract or delight as if by magic her stories of the Old South could wile anyone

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Recent Examples of wiling
Verb
Guests’ comings and goings seem minimal, many wiling away the hours in the most leisurely ways possible under the summer sun. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wiling
  1. charming
  2. fascinating
  3. enchanting
  4. enticing
  5. bewitching
  6. luring
  7. spellbound
  8. pleasing
Adjective
  • Tangier is a charming tangle of small houses connected by narrow roads traversed by golf carts and exceedingly few cars.
    — John Anglim, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Queenslanders are delightful and charming, and have become recognizable to millions of viewers around the world who tune into Brisbane's most famous export, Bluey.
    — Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of charming
Verb
  • From bizarre medical tests to a mass phobia of beans, here are 14 surprising facts that reveal just how inventive, eccentric, and fascinating the ancient Greeks really were.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The trailer promises fascinating new characters, like one man who lives on a sailboat for most of the year.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of fascinating
Adjective
  • But the distinguished voice cast mostly is given little to make their characters endearing, let alone enchanting.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The original ballad samples a Lil Wayne interview from 2009 in a way that is both disjointed and completely enchanting.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of enchanting
Verb
  • This democratization would be yet another brick in the road toward a new generation enticing the James Beard Awards to the city’s door.
    — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Chicago lawmakers are reluctant to help the Bears leave the city, which makes long-shot ideas like the Rate Field plan enticing.
    — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of enticing
Adjective
  • Outflanked by cruel and fickle gods at every turn, legendary Greek hero Odysseus outsmarted a one-eyed giant, suffered through the bewitching Sirens’ song and braved the Underworld’s dead denizens.
    — Alex Pulaski, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • Of the many subfields in classics, papyrology is perhaps the most difficult to understand but also the most bewitching.
    — Madeleine Schwartz, The New York Review of Books, 6 June 2026
Definition of bewitching
Verb
  • The Nordic countries are well known for their rather gimmicky yet innovative travel campaigns luring travelers to the icy north.
    — Lola Akinmade, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Seductive aquatic creatures luring sailors to a watery death is a story that pretty much originated with sailing itself.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of luring
Adjective
  • Wide-eyed children and tipsy fathers are spellbound by the playacting queens, unbearably luminous in their regalia.
    — Alessandra Schade, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Her daughter Kim grew up helping in the flower shop and remembers being spellbound by her mother’s floral imagination.
    — Angela Caraway-Carlton, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of spellbound
Verb
  • Indeed, this crowd-pleasing title currently is enjoying an off-Broadway run that now has eclipsed the original in length.
    — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026
  • The menu leans into crowd-pleasing seafood and vegetable-forward dishes, but pastas and hearty mains like a pork belly with roasted new potato and pane carasau cannot be missed.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of pleasing

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“Wiling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiling. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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