Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beguiling

/bɪɡˈaɪlɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.55 in modern English

Syllables: be-guil-ing
IPA: /bɪɡˈaɪlɪŋ/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of beguile

noun

adj

That beguiles or beguile.

Example Sentences

"a beguiling look"
"I thought he was supposed to be my mentor. But, in actuality, what did I know about the often beguiling world of adults?"
"“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.”"
"Rutland (and some of the bordering ‘Notswolds’ counties of Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Northamptonshire) have the same mellow, creamy limestone as the Cotswolds and boast beguiling market towns and villages that are every bit as attractive, but without the tourists or hefty prices."

Inflected Forms

beguilings (plural) more beguiling (comparative) most beguiling (superlative)

Derived Forms

beguilingly beguilingness

Phrases

time-beguiling

Synonyms

alluring enticing tempting

Rhymes With

smiling filing styling compiling piling wiling unsmiling dreiling fryling reiling tiling riling

Questions

How do you pronounce beguiling?: The recorded pronunciation is /bɪɡˈaɪlɪŋ/.
What does beguiling mean?: present participle and gerund of beguile

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