Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: charm
IPA transcription: [tʃ'ɑɹm]
Pronunciations of charm
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: appeal, appealingness, charm
    Meaning: attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates; "his smile was part of his appeal to her"
  • Synonyms: spell, magic_spell, magical_spell, charm
    Meaning: a verbal formula believed to have magical force; "he whispered a spell as he moved his hands"; "inscribed around its base is a charm in Balinese"
  • Synonyms: charm, good_luck_charm
    Meaning: something believed to bring good luck
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: capture, enamour, trance, catch, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, charm, fascinate, bewitch, entrance, enchant
    Meaning: attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts"
Usage examples
  • It worked like a charm.
  • She had been a girl of extraordinary beauty and charm.
  • Just as before, only by love and by charm could she keep him.
  • Woman learns how to hate in proportion as she--forgets how to charm.
  • In the vile companions who purvey to his baser appetites he finds no charm.
  • For the first time in my experience I missed the charm and gaiety of Vienna life.
  • Medea's charm had made him strong; Medea's charm had made his shield impregnable.
  • After a while some one gets permanent possession of the charm and the music ceases.
  • The driest details had a charm for her now that she was likely to see the real places.
  • In a fragmentary Babylonian charm there is a reference to a sacred tree or bush at Eridu.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Edward VII, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Liturgy of the Hours, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Zelda Fitzgerald, License CC BY-SA 4.0