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English
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Verb
beguiling
- present participle and gerund of beguile
Noun
beguiling (plural beguilings)
- A beguilement.
Adjective
beguiling (comparative more beguiling, superlative most beguiling)
- That beguiles or beguile.
- a beguiling look
2009, Reif Larsen, The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet, Pinguin Books, page 26:I thought he was supposed to be my mentor. But, in actuality, what did I know about the often beguiling world of adults?
2023 August 31, Jake Bender & Zach Dunn & Sam Johnson & Sarah Naftalis & Paul Simms, “Exit Interview” (23:52 from the start), in What We Do in the Shadows, season 5, episode 10, spoken by Wallace (Benedict Wong):“You don't need to count it. It's all there, necromancer.” “I should trust you when you show me no respect for me or my beguiling powers?” “Respect? For a fraud?” “But you've seen my methods succeed.” “I've seen your magic. It has a fraudulent vibe.”
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