inveigle
verb (used with object)
to entice, lure, or ensnare by flattery or artful talk or inducements (usually followed byinto ).
was inveigling
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past progressiveof inveigle.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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By his ingenuous adroitness, it may be seen, Shirley was inveigling himself into the heart of the affair, in his favorite disguise as that of the "innocent bystander."
From The Voice on the Wire by Eustace Hale Ball
I had a suspicion that he was inveigling me into playing without any intention of allowing me to take his measure.
From Memories of a Musical Life by William Mason
A cynical member of the summer colony remarked at the Casino that Mrs. Owen, with characteristic thrift, was inveigling shop-girls to her farm and then putting them to work in her kitchen.
From A Hoosier Chronicle by F. C. (Frederick Coffay) Yohn
