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bewiling

bewiling is the present participle and gerund of bewile.

Meaning of bewile

Verb

bewile (third-person singular simple present bewiles, present participle bewiling, simple past and past participle bewiled)

  1. (archaic, rare, transitive) To delude; deceive; beguile.
    • He was utterly bewitched and bewiled by her beauty, and upon the following day an opportunity to prove his devotion occurred.1865, Ballou's monthly magazine

Questions about bewiling

What is bewiling the present participle and gerund of?
Bewiling is the present participle and gerund of bewile.

Words near bewiling in the dictionary

  1. bewilderments
  2. bewilders
  3. bewile
  4. bewiled
  5. bewiles
  6. bewiling
  7. bewill
  8. bewilled
  9. bewilling
  10. bewills
  11. bewimple

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