beguiling

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On a cursory listen there's nothing here likely to stop you in your tracks - beguiling, androgynous voice aside - but through its dusty, sweet tone and lilting, unhurried sway,

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  1. Alluring by guile; deluding; misleading; diverting.

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  1. misleading by means of pleasant or alluring methods
  2. highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire

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  • If she had thought the scrape of his beard against her belly beguiling, the prickle of it skating down the silk of her inner thighs maddened her to distraction. —  Teresa Medeiros - Thief of Hearts
  • He thought she was the most beguiling, the most enchanting nymph, all soft and silky and smooth. —  Garwood, Julie - Gentle Warrior
  • Iceland, while a beguiling island of breathtaking rugged beauty, happens to be one of the most expensive places on earth, a place than can make your income feel medieval. —  GreenCine Daily
  • On a cursory listen there's nothing here likely to stop you in your tracks - beguiling, androgynous voice aside - but through its dusty, sweet tone and lilting, unhurried sway, —  Drowned In Sound // Feed
  • So beguiling is the spin and obfuscation that the unsuspecting voter has little chance of separating truth from fiction. —  Progressive Bloggers
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