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guiling

/ˈɡaɪlɪŋ/

guiling is the present participle and gerund of guile.

Meaning of guile

Verb

guile (third-person singular simple present guiles, present participle guiling, simple past and past participle guiled)

  1. To deceive, beguile, bewile.
    • Who means no guile, be guiled soonest shall1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto I”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC

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Words that rhyme with guiling

Questions about guiling

What is guiling the present participle and gerund of?
Guiling is the present participle and gerund of guile.
How do you pronounce guiling?
Guiling is pronounced /ˈɡaɪlɪŋ/.

Words near guiling in the dictionary

  1. Guilfoyle
  2. Guilfoyles
  3. Guiliano
  4. Guilianos
  5. Guilin
  6. guiling
  7. Guilingan
  8. Guill
  9. Guillain
  10. Guillain-Barré
  11. Guillain-Barré syndrome

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