Compelling - English meaning

adjective

Intensely interesting; engrossing.

Usage examples:

An absorbing account of their marriage

verb

Take in or soak up (energy or a liquid or other substance) by chemical or physical action.

Usage examples:

Buildings can be designed to absorb and retain heat

adjective

Something that is absorbing is very interesting and keeps your attention

Usage examples:

I read her last novel and found it very absorbing.

adjective

(of a substance or activity) causing or likely to cause someone to become addicted.

Usage examples:

A highly addictive drug

adjective

An addictive drug is one that you cannot stop taking once you have started

Usage examples:

Tobacco is highly addictive.

adjective

An addictive activity or food is one that you cannot stop doing or eating once you have started

Usage examples:

The problem with video games is that they're addictive., these nuts are addictive - i can't stop ea…

adjective

Capable of attracting and holding interest; charming.

Usage examples:

A captivating smile

verb

Attract and hold the interest and attention of; charm.

Usage examples:

He was captivated by her beauty

adjective

Holding your attention by being extremely interesting, exciting, pleasant, or attractive

Usage examples:

A captivating performance, her voice was utterly/absolutely captivating.

verb

Operate and control the direction and speed of a motor vehicle.

Usage examples:

He got into his car and drove off

noun

(of a fact or feeling) compel (someone) to act in a particular way, especially one that is considered undesirable or inappropriate.

Usage examples:

He was driven by ambition

verb

To travel in a motor vehicle, esp. as the person who operates it

Usage examples:

[ t ] we drove 40 miles to visit my aunt., [ i ] she drove through pennsylvania to ohio., [ i ] she…

adjective

Absorbing all one's attention or interest.

Usage examples:

The most engrossing parts of the book

verb

Absorb all the attention or interest of.

Usage examples:

They seemed to be engrossed in conversation

adjective

Taking all your attention; very interesting

Usage examples:

She had written an engrossing and moving story.

adjective

Capturing and holding one's attention; fascinating.

Usage examples:

An enthralling best-seller

verb

Capture the fascinated attention of.

Usage examples:

She had been so enthralled by the adventure that she had hardly noticed the cold

adjective

Keeping someone's interest and attention completely

Usage examples:

I found your book absolutely enthralling!

adjective

Capable of attracting and holding interest; charming.

Usage examples:

An entrancing smile

verb

Fill (someone) with wonder and delight, holding their entire attention.

Usage examples:

I was entranced by the city's beauty

adjective

Beautiful or interesting in a way that means you cannot stop listening to or watching someone or something

Usage examples:

Entrancing views, she has created an entrancing theatre piece.

adjective

Extremely interesting.

Usage examples:

A fascinating book

verb

Attract the strong attention and interest of (someone).

Usage examples:

I've always been fascinated by computers

adjective

Extremely interesting

Usage examples:

The book offers a fascinating glimpse of the lives of the rich and famous., i found the whole movie…

noun

Strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement.

Usage examples:

He was thrown backwards by the force of the explosion

verb

Make a way through or into by physical strength; break open by force.

Usage examples:

The back door of the bank was forced

noun

A waterfall.

Usage examples:

At the village of west burton, two miles distant, is a fine force

adjective

Firmly holding the attention or interest; exciting.

Usage examples:

A gripping tv thriller

verb

Take and keep a firm hold of; grasp tightly.

Usage examples:

His knuckles were white as he gripped the steering wheel

adjective

Interesting or exciting

Usage examples:

A gripping story

adjective

Relating to or producing hypnosis.

Usage examples:

A hypnotic state

noun

A sleep-inducing drug.

Usage examples:

Hypnotics may be prescribed

adjective

Relating to or causing hypnosis

Usage examples:

A hypnotic trance, the hypnotic rhythm of the waves

verb

Drive, force, or urge (someone) to do something.

Usage examples:

Financial difficulties impelled him to desperate measures

verb

To force someone to do something

Usage examples:

[ + to infinitive ] when i see them eating, i feel impelled to eat, too.

verb

To make someone feel that they must do something

Usage examples:

[ + to infinitive ] she was in such a mess i felt impelled to (= felt i had to) offer your services…

adjective

Too attractive and tempting to be resisted.

Usage examples:

He found the delicious-looking cakes irresistible

adjective

Impossible to refuse, oppose, or avoid because too pleasant, attractive, or strong

Usage examples:

An irresistible smile, i wasn’t going to have dessert, but the pie proved irresistible.

adjective

Impossible to refuse, oppose, or avoid because it is too pleasant, attractive, or strong

Usage examples:

An irresistible offer, she gave me one of those irresistible smiles and i just had to agree.

adjective

Causing a person to become completely transfixed and unaware of their surroundings.

Usage examples:

She found herself staring into his mesmeric gaze

adjective

Making you give your attention completely so that you cannot think of anything else

Usage examples:

Music with a repetitive, slightly mesmeric quality

adjective

Capturing one's complete attention as if by magic.

Usage examples:

A mesmerizing stare

verb

Capture the complete attention of (someone); transfix.

Usage examples:

They were mesmerized by his story

adjective

Very attractive, in a mysterious way, making you want to keep looking

Usage examples:

He had the most mesmerizing blue eyes.

verb

Make (someone) legally or morally bound to do something.

Usage examples:

Doctors are obliged by law to keep patients alive while there is a chance of recovery

verb

Move or cause to move into a position of contact with something by exerting continuous physical force.

Usage examples:

He pressed his face to the glass

noun

A device for applying pressure to something in order to flatten or shape it or to extract juice or oil.

Usage examples:

A flower press

noun

A forcible enlistment of men, especially for the navy.

Usage examples:

Any english-speaking, able-bodied, man on leave in a port might find himself swept up in the press.

noun

Continuous physical force exerted on or against an object by something in contact with it.

Usage examples:

The gate was buckling under the pressure of the crowd outside

verb

Attempt to persuade or coerce (someone) into doing something.

Usage examples:

It might be possible to pressure him into resigning

verb

Exert force on (someone or something) in order to move them away from oneself.

Usage examples:

She pushed her glass towards him

noun

An act of pushing someone or something in order to move them away from oneself.

Usage examples:

He closed the door with a push

verb

Move with force, "he pushed the table into a corner"

verb

Need for a particular purpose.

Usage examples:

Three patients required operations

adjective

Completely engrossing; compelling.

Usage examples:

The book is a riveting account of the legendary freedom fighter

verb

Join or fasten (plates of metal) with a rivet or rivets.

Usage examples:

The linings are bonded, not riveted, to the brake shoes for longer wear

adjective

Holding one's attention completely as though by magic; fascinating.

Usage examples:

A place of spellbinding beauty

verb

Hold the complete attention of (someone) as though by magic; fascinate.

Usage examples:

The singer held the audience spellbound

adjective

Holding your attention completely

Usage examples:

He gave a spellbinding performance.

adjective

Causing excitement and pleasure; exhilarating.

Usage examples:

A thrilling adventure

verb

Cause (someone) to have a sudden feeling of excitement and pleasure.

Usage examples:

His kiss thrilled and excited her

adjective

Very exciting

Usage examples:

A thrilling adventure

verb

Cause (someone) to become motionless with horror, wonder, or astonishment.

Usage examples:

He was transfixed by the pain in her face

verb

Present participle of transfix

Usage examples:

The conference delegates were transfixed by her speech., a body lay in the corner, transfixed by a …

adjective

If a book is unputdownable, it is so exciting that you do not want to stop reading it

Usage examples:

"was it a good read?" "oh, totally unputdownable - i finished it in two days."

verb

Try earnestly or persistently to persuade (someone) to do something.

Usage examples:

He urged her to come and stay with us

noun

A strong desire or impulse.

Usage examples:

He felt the urge to giggle

verb

To encourage someone strongly to do something or to ask that something be done

Usage examples:

Party leaders urged her to run for congress., a human/natural urge, sometimes i get an urge to go s…