beguile
verb (used with object)
to influence by trickery, flattery, etc.; mislead; delude.
has been beguiling
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present perfect progressiveof beguile (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Cruz has been beguiling international audiences since 1992, when she played the youngest of four loving sisters in the Oscar-winning Belle Epoque.
From Time Magazine Archive
The charm of book and pen has been beguiling me of my reward; but now my soul craves to be offered a living sacrifice. 10th Mo. 19th.
From A Brief Memoir with Portions of the Diary, Letters, and Other Remains, of Eliza Southall, Late of Birmingham, England by Eliza Southall
