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beguiling

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be·guile  (b-gl)
tr.v. be·guiled, be·guil·ing, be·guiles
1. To deceive by guile; delude. See Synonyms at deceive.
2. To take away from by or as if by guile; cheat: a disease that has beguiled me of strength.
3. To distract the attention of; divert: "to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming" (Abraham Lincoln).
4. To pass (time) pleasantly.
5. To amuse or charm; delight. See Synonyms at charm.

[Middle English bigilen : bi-, be- + gilen, to deceive; see guile.]

be·guilement n.
be·guiler n.
be·guiling·ly adv.

beguiling [bɪˈgaɪlɪŋ]
adj
1. charming or fascinating
2. using slyness to delude someone
beguilingly  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.beguilingbeguiling - highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire; "an alluring prospect"; "her alluring smile"; "the voice was low and beguiling"; "difficult to say no to an enticing advertisement"; "a tempting invitation"
seductive - tending to entice into a desired action or state
2.beguiling - misleading by means of pleasant or alluring methods; "taken in by beguiling tales of overnight fortunes"
dishonest, dishonorable - deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive

beguiling
Translations
beguiling [bɪˈgaɪlɪŋ] ADJseductor, persuasivo
beguiling [bɪˈgaɪlɪŋ] adj (= charming) → séduisant(e), enchanteur/eresse
beguiling
beguiling [bɪˈgaɪlɪŋ] adjseducente; (charming) → allettante
beguiling [bɪˈgaɪlɪŋ] adjseducente; (charming) → allettante


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Then the ebony bird beguiling my sad fancy into smiling, By the grave and stern decorum of the countenance it wore, "Though thy crest be shorn and shaven, thou," I said, "art sure no craven, Ghastly grim and ancient Raven wandering from the Nightly shore-- Tell me what thy lordly name is on the Night's Plutonian shore
We had battled out many a long watch together, beguiling the weary hours with chat, song, and story, mingled with a good many imprecations upon the hard destiny it seemed our common fortune to encounter.
Perhaps I had been asked to show it, with the notion of beguiling me from my misery; perhaps I was myself trying to drown my sorrows in it.
 
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