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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
  • Ovington Gardens and Ovington Square are both lined with charming Victorian townhouses—one of which has just hit the market.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 5 Aug. 2026
  • An 8cm pile of true New Zealand wool gives this shag rug a charming bedhead quality.
    — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of charming
Verb
  • Wilentz, author of the 2010 book Dylan in America, wrote Volume 18‘s detailed, often fascinating 125-page liner notes that provides historical context for the expansive eight-CD set.
    — Glenn Peoples, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Once on the ground visitors can enjoy Greenland’s rugged coastal landscapes, fascinating indigenous Inuit culture, and the opportunity to experience the country at its primordial best.
    — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of fascinating
Adjective
  • Café 1902, Petit Palais (Paris) Built for the 1900 Universal Exposition, the Petit Palais has been a museum since 1902, and is an enchanting mix of galleries and gardens in metropolitan Paris.
    — Amy Bradford, Architectural Digest, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The problem may be that Allie, as Barbaro plays her, is off-the-charts enchanting.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of enchanting
Verb
  • Instead, the Rays used a less-enticing package to get Freddy Peralta from the New York Mets.
    — John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Favorite examples include installing mirrors in elevators and enticing customers to tolerate waits with the promise of free goods or services.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 31 July 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
  • When Vermeil soon thereafter retired again, Stiles rejoined the Chiefs … and became instrumental in luring Vermeil to Kansas City.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026
  • China was luring scientists back with patriotic appeals and the promise of transforming the nation’s scientific prospects.
    — Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of luring
Adjective
  • The Final Painting fittingly has a contemplative tone, with slow, spellbound songs that seem both off-the-cuff and profoundly lived in.
    — Reed Jackson, SPIN, 31 July 2026
  • The ecstatic scenes across the country after a Mexico win, most notably in Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey, the three host cities, paint the picture of a nation spellbound by its football team.
    — Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of spellbound
Verb
  • Former Angels executives, however, can recite chapter and verse the difficulty of pleasing Moreno.
    — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 30 July 2026
  • The result is an easy, crowd-pleasing frozen Mississippi mud pie that’s equally at home at a summer cookout or holiday gathering.
    — Matt Lewis, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 July 2026
Definition of pleasing

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