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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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
This initial toast is just one of the ways the new property stays rooted in Hungary and its beguiling capital city, while bringing something fresh to a hotel scene known mostly for its stately grand dames.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
Bela Vista Hotel & Spa, Portimão, Algarve A grand 19th-century building houses the main spaces of the beguiling Bela Vista Hotel, and its historical details—especially in the bar—add considerably to its appeal.
—Ann Abel, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Carr’s beautiful and beguiling debut offers many delights.
—Malcolm Forbes, Boston Herald, 15 May 2025
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Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025
This initial toast is just one of the ways the new property stays rooted in Hungary and its beguiling capital city, while bringing something fresh to a hotel scene known mostly for its stately grand dames.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
Bela Vista Hotel & Spa, Portimão, Algarve A grand 19th-century building houses the main spaces of the beguiling Bela Vista Hotel, and its historical details—especially in the bar—add considerably to its appeal.
—Ann Abel, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Carr’s beautiful and beguiling debut offers many delights.
—Malcolm Forbes, Boston Herald, 15 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 5 Jun. 2025.
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