beguiling
adjective
be·guil·ing
bi-ˈgī-liŋ 
bē-
: agreeably or charmingly attractive or pleasing
a beguiling manner
a beguiling aroma
… it's safe to say that the Balkans have never produced a politician so beguiling.—
Jane Kramer
Jane Kramer
beguilingly
adverb
The restaurant is physically attractive, dishes are beguilingly presented, and the cuisine is always logically inventive, often inspired, sometimes sublime.
—Jay Jacobs
Jay Jacobs
Examples of beguiling in a Sentence
a smart and beguiling child who can manipulate her parents with alarming ease
the beguiling allure of a life of crime
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By turns comic and beguiling, the dreamlike film, which premiered at Cannes’s Directors’ Fortnight and made the Oscar shortlist for best international film, is ultimately about human connection transcending borders and language.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 21 July 2025
Jason Lipshutz: Generally speaking, the reviews for American Heart have nodded to Boone’s talent as a backflip-friendly performer and beguiling pop personality, while also focusing on his lack of song craft to this point.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 1 July 2025
The sleek visual aesthetic fits their slick bars and the beguiling violin sample Pharrell employs alongside sparse, thumping drums.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2025
Yet the film is more like a beguiling contradiction — a rom-com played straight.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 9 June 2025
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Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 21 July 2025
Jason Lipshutz: Generally speaking, the reviews for American Heart have nodded to Boone’s talent as a backflip-friendly performer and beguiling pop personality, while also focusing on his lack of song craft to this point.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 1 July 2025
The sleek visual aesthetic fits their slick bars and the beguiling violin sample Pharrell employs alongside sparse, thumping drums.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2025
Yet the film is more like a beguiling contradiction — a rom-com played straight.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 9 June 2025
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“Beguiling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beguiling. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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