# charming

Pronunciation: US say "CHAHR-ming" /ˈt͡ʃɑɹmɪŋ/; UK say "CHAR-ming" /ˈtʃɑː(ɹ).mɪŋ/

## Adjective

1. Pleasant and charismatic in manner or personality.
   - Simple: Nice and friendly in a way that makes people like you.
   - _Our guide was charming and knowledgeable, and the tour flew by._
   - _They restored a charming farmhouse on the edge of town._
2. Delightful in a playful way that sidesteps responsibility or seriousness, as if winning people over through a magical charm.
   - Simple: Fun and likable in a playful way, even when not being serious or responsible.
   - _He apologized with a charming grin and somehow left the cleanup to everyone else._
   - _Her charming refusal to take anything seriously made the meetings fun but unproductive._

## Verb

3. Present participle and gerund of charm. — present participle and gerund of charm
   - Simple: Present participle of charm. Use it after words like is or was, or to name the action itself.
   - _She spent the evening charming investors into backing the project._
   - _Charming wild birds to your hand takes weeks of quiet patience._

## Interjection

4. Used ironically in response to behavior or language considered rude or uncouth. *(British)*
   - Simple: Said in a joking, annoyed way when someone is rude or behaves badly.
   - _"Charming," she muttered as the taxi sped through the puddle and soaked her._
   - _My flatmate left his dishes in the sink for a week, then asked why the kitchen smelled. Charming._

## Noun

5. The act or practice of casting a magical charm.
   - Simple: The act of putting a magic spell on someone or something.
   - _The trial records accused her of the charming of a neighbor's cattle._
   - _He paid the old healer for a charming to protect his ship from storms._

## Origin

From Middle English charmynge, equivalent to charm plus the suffix -ing.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/charming (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).