allure
verb (used with object)
to attract or tempt by something flattering or desirable.
had been alluring
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past perfect progressiveof allure.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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No party had been alluring enough to beguile her from her books.
From Grace Harlowe's Plebe Year at High School The Merry Doings of the Oakdale Freshmen Girls by Jessie Graham [pseud.] Flower
