"beguiling" meaning in English

See beguiling in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more beguiling [comparative], most beguiling [superlative]
Rhymes: -aɪlɪŋ Head templates: {{en-adj}} beguiling (comparative more beguiling, superlative most beguiling)
  1. That beguiles or beguile. Derived forms: beguilingly, beguilingness, time-beguiling Translations (that beguiles): verleidelijk (Dutch), séduisant (French), betörend (German), verführerisch (German)
    Sense id: en-beguiling-en-adj-bDOexe93 Categories (other): English terms with collocations

Noun

Forms: beguilings [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪlɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} beguiling (plural beguilings)
  1. A beguilement.
    Sense id: en-beguiling-en-noun-gXSlbedU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 54 4 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 36 55 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 59 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 63 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 32 59 9 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 32 59 9 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 29 61 11

Verb

Rhymes: -aɪlɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} beguiling
  1. present participle and gerund of beguile Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: beguile
    Sense id: en-beguiling-en-verb-5l6u2v9C

Inflected forms

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