spellbinding Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe
   grip; spellbind; fascinate; transfix.
   
   • The snake charmer fascinates the cobra
2. verb attract strongly, as if with a magnet
   bewitch; mesmerize; mesmerise; magnetize; magnetise; spellbind.
   
   • She magnetized the audience with her tricks
3. verb put into a trance
   entrance; spellbind.
   
4. adjective satellite attracting and holding interest as if by a spell
   mesmeric; mesmerizing; hypnotic.
   
   • read the bedtime story in a hypnotic voice
   • she had a warm mesmeric charm
   • the sheer force of his presence was mesmerizing
   • a spellbinding description of life in ancient Rome

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