Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

alluring

/əˈlʊɹɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.02 in modern English

Syllables: al-lur-ing
IPA: /əˈlʊɹɪŋ/

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the power to allure.

noun

The act or habit of enticing or attracting in order to seek a benefit or advantage.

verb

present participle and gerund of allure

Example Sentences

"Captain Edward Carlisle, soldier as he was, martinet as he was, felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze, her alluring smile ; he could not tell what this prisoner might do."
"Was this poor breast, from Love's allurings free, / Cruel to all, and gentle unto thee ?"
"For, as when the red-cheeked, dancing girls, April and May, trip home to the wintry, misanthropic woods; even the barest, ruggedest, most thunder-cloven old oak will at least send forth some few green sprouts, to welcome such glad-hearted visitants; so Ahab did, in the end, a little respond to the playful allurings of that girlish air."
"Lookout heights and Smoky Mountains have allurings all their own."

Etymology

By surface analysis, allure + -ing.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əˈlʊɹɪŋ/
British English: /əˈlʊəɹɪŋ/

Inflected Forms

more alluring (comparative) most alluring (superlative) allurings (plural)

Derived Forms

alluringly alluringness unalluring

Synonyms

beguiling enticing tempting

Rhymes With

during ensuring securing touring enduring reassuring curing turing maturing assuring procuring luring

Questions

How do you pronounce alluring?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈlʊɹɪŋ/.
What does alluring mean?: Having the power to allure.
Where does alluring come from?: By surface analysis, allure + -ing.

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