adjective
Other Word Forms
- charmingly adverb
- charmingness noun
- uncharming adjective
Etymology
Origin of charming
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English; charm 1 + -ing 2
Example Sentences
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Magistrate Mark Nieman told Taylor he was "a man who can be charming and pleasant, but you can be nasty and violent".
From BBC
So it is all the more affecting that for this charming last novel, he left us with a dreamer.
His family wrote in a tribute: "Our beautiful soft skinned, beautiful long eye lashed boy with a cheeky charming infectious smile that touched everyone's hearts left this dimension early this morning in my arms."
From BBC
Graduates were “encouraged to work for ambulance-chaser negligence firms,” he says, but Grubman took a different path, charming his way into a law firm after several others would not hire him.
The bedrooms are charming yet impressive, with enough room for a queen-sized bed, large windows, and carpeted flooring.
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