beguile
verb (used with object)
to influence by trickery, flattery, etc.; mislead; delude.
is beguiling
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present progressiveof beguile (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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Their intersection is beguiling, a knockout experiment in form that questions everything and finds few answers.
From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2025
“Apolonia, Apolonia” is beguiling as a portrait of women with ambition, but also bittersweet.
From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2024
The scenery is beguiling as you look out over the lush, green Hula valley and Mount Hermon in the distance, but this border has always been volatile.
From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2024
The effect of peace and mystery — and of peace within the mystery of a reality permanently mediated by technology — is beguiling.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 29, 2021
Philadelphia Item It is beguiling, bewitching, bristling with originality; light enough for the laziest invalid to rest his brain over, profound enough to serve as a sermon to the humanitarian.
From The Millionaire Baby by Anna Katharine Green
