beguile
verb (used with object)
to influence by trickery, flattery, etc.; mislead; delude.
are beguiling
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present progressiveof beguile.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Plus, Sharon Mizota has a look at the work of Amoako Boafo at Roberts Projects: “Portrait paintings are beguiling in their simplicity.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2019
But Langara’s natural beauty and abundant wildlife are beguiling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2018
Among more substantial fare, both the vadouvan curried carrots and beet-cured wild salmon are beguiling ensembles.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 13, 2017
His works that survive are beguiling – but, like I say, there are none in the National Gallery.
From The Guardian ● May 17, 2013
They are beguiling the tedium of their task by a friendly gamble with the markers on Number Fourteen—Privates Cosh and Tosh.
From The First Hundred Thousand by Ian Hay
