Alluring

Pronunciation

• US: IPA: /ɚˈluÉš.rɪŋ/
• RP: IPA: /ɚˈlÊŠÉš.rɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -ÊŠÉ™rɪŋ

Verb

1. Present participle of allure

Full definition of alluring

Noun

1. The action of the verb allure.

Adjective

1. Having the power to allure.
• 1910, Emerson Hough, The Purchase Price Chapter 1, 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.