talons is a form of:

Beguile



verbpast tense: beguiled ; past participle: beguiled ; present participle: beguiling ;
1.
(TRANSITIVE) (To deceive, to amuse, charm, delight, to pass pleasantly) លួងលោមឬបញ្ជោរ (ដោយចង់បោកប្រាស) / ច្រឡំ, បំភ័ន្ដ, បោកបញ្ឆោត, បន្លំ, ផិត, បំបែកចេញ, ដកហូតជាផលប្រយោជន៍ខ្លួន, សម្រិត (សិតទឹក, ផ្ទេរកុំឲ្យកករ) / ធ្វើឲ្យហួស (ពេល)
Example: They beguiled the enemy into an ambush, Sothun beguiled us with stories, to beguile the time.
ENGLISH MEANING
verbpast tense: beguiled ; past participle: beguiled ; present participle: beguiling ;
1.
(TRANSITIVE) To delude by guile, artifice, or craft; to deceive or impose on, as by a false statement; to lure.
2.
(TRANSITIVE) To elude, or evade by craft; to foil.
3.
(TRANSITIVE) To cause the time of to pass without notice; to relieve the tedium or weariness of; to while away; to divert.