allure
verb (used with object)
to attract or tempt by something flattering or desirable.
is alluring
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present progressiveof allure (3rd person singular).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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Cruz is alluring and watchful, while Norton turns out to be the film’s secret weapon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
If vaccination is boring, routine, old news like landing on the moon, the science of living longer is alluring, sexy, obsession-worthy.
From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2025
He’s a people pleaser with attachment issues, the kind of character who is alluring enough to make those two opposite traits feel uniquely linked.
From Salon ● Apr. 11, 2025
Though the idea of commercial supersonic flight is alluring, the financial and technological hurdles to replace the legendary Concorde, which stopped flying in 2003, will be incredibly steep.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 22, 2022
With liberty and pleasant weather, the simplest occupation, any unquestioned country mode of life which detains us in the open air, is alluring.
From A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers by Henry David Thoreau
