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Meanings of alluring in English

Highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire.

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Usage of alluring in English
1
Yes, it is gymnastics; it is not grace; it is scarcely alluring.
The Golden House
2
He originally came over the plains in the gold-alluring days of '49.
The Lake of the Sky / Lake Tahoe in the High Sierras of Californ...
3
His googly in particular had an alluring amount of dip and fizz.
The Guardian
4
To the pious it took on the alluring guise of a Crusade.
The Story of Ireland
5
Who'd have thought that such a simple thing could be so alluring?
The irish devil
6
Among these one of the most alluring was the Philosophy of Kant.
The Life of Friedrich Schiller / Comprehending an Examination of...
7
There is nothing more alluring than a woman who doesn't need attention.
Ebony
8
Red Brown stretched out on the springy, alluring sod near the building.
A Son of the City / A Story of Boy Life
9
The distant sound of the music has been alluring me very persuasively.
Ishmael; Or, In the Depths
10
Thus vine-planting and grape-tasting stretch away into an alluring and endless vista.
The Home Acre
11
Its haughty, unflinching glare had yet something seductive and alluring in it.
A Voyage to Arcturus
12
The matrimonial shadow was more alluring to Alençon than the Netherland bone.
England under the Tudors
13
The afterglow is by many considered more alluring than the sunset itself.
The Grand Canyon of Arizona: How to See It
14
There was a sparkle in her eyes that made her very alluring.
The Keeper of the Door
15
A strong need to hunt down and flush out that alluring scent.
Immortal wolf
16
Her appeal for him was that of the frail and alluring woman.
One Basket
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Ireland
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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