wiling 1 of 2

present participle of wile

wiling

2 of 2

adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wiling
Adjective
  • Meyers is celebrated for her charming aesthetic of cozy neutrals.
    Erin Jensen, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Garcia will play Renata, a disarmingly charming leader with a natural ability to win people over with her optimism and convivial personality.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Because while the perks of his elevated status are enticing, maintaining his dominance is as difficult as establishing it.
    Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Nutrients from the Orinoco Delta make the waters particularly enticing to marine life and also help the island’s barrel sponges grow especially huge.
    Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Boston and its environs are a treasure trove of intimate spaces and sweeping views, dreamy restaurants and enchanting balconies.
    Gretta Monahan, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Loreto is one of the region's most enchanting destinations, with unrivaled serenity, a growing wellness community, and an age-old history as the first Spanish colonial mission in the region.
    Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • This oh-so-charming throw blanket is festive, bewitching, and less than five dollars.
    Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 31 July 2025
  • Elysia chlorotica is a bewitching example of symbiosis.
    Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 23 July 2025
Verb
  • Pratt’s operation involved luring women into pornography through deceit and coercion, with the content later shared online, according to prosecutors.
    Real-Time News team, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Nepal The climbing capital of the world, Nepal has been luring mountaineers for decades, including up the busy South Col route to the summit of Mount Everest.
    Katie Lockhart, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • People who use generative AI are often spellbound that the AI seems to be correct and seemingly always on target.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Yet even casual, low-adrenaline Arches visits can leave you spellbound.
    Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 17 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Once professionals know their survival depends on pleasing the leader rather than serving the country, things fall apart.
    Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
  • This all exists in a hugely crowd-pleasing package.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The enchanted satnav system directs Sarah and David to various doors dotted along their circuitous route toward healing.
    Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025
  • On this enchanted night, as on days in Denver for the Great American Beer Festival, the castle of beer had been breached.
    Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Wiling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiling. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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