Wiling [verb]
Definition of Wiling:
draw attention
Synonyms of Wiling:
● Draw
● Engage
● Entice
● Send
● Bring
● Kill
● Interest
● Intrigue
● Invite
● Bait
● Slay
● Lure
● Inveigle
● Hook
● Beguile
● Allure
● Beckon
● Court
● Enthrall
● Seduce
● Wow
● Endear
● Score
● Solicit
● Entrance
● Vamp
● Induce
● Drag
● Charm
● Tempt
● Pull
● Bewitch
● Grab
● Enchant
● Steer
● Come on
● Turn on
● Wile
● Rope in
● Suck in
Opposite/Antonyms of Wiling:
● Let go
● Bore
● Give up
● Turn off
● Repulse
● Repel
● Prevent
● Deter
● Release
● Dissuade
● Disgust
● Shun
● Refuse
● Reject
Sentence/Example of Wiling:
Miss Miller, I'm so anxious to start bee-culture that I'm wiling to run back and bring a hive here!
I sent the information to Hamees, who replied that they had got a clue to the man who was wiling away their slaves from them.
This night, as I sat beside him, wiling him to sleep, for he always had trouble sleeping—a most wakeful man!
Jemima remembered, with smouldered anger, Ruth's pleading way of wiling her from her sullenness the night before.