The meaning of Entrancing

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

verb

To take in a liquid, gas, or chemical

Usage examples:

The black clay soil around here doesn’t absorb water very well., fig. the country has absorbed mill…

verb

If an organization absorbs the cost of something, it pays that cost

Usage examples:

The law school has absorbed most of the expenses so far, but it may have to offer fewer places next…

verb

Charm or enchant (someone), often in a deceptive way.

Usage examples:

He beguiled the voters with his good looks

verb

To charm, attract, or interest, sometimes in order to deceive

Usage examples:

I had to show i was not beguiled by his good looks., a beguiling smile

verb

Enchant and delight (someone).

Usage examples:

They both were bewitched by the golden luminosity of italy

verb

To attract or interest someone a lot so that you have the power to influence them

Usage examples:

He was bewitched by her beauty.

verb

Attract and hold the interest and attention of; charm.

Usage examples:

He was captivated by her beauty

verb

To hold the attention of someone by being extremely interesting, exciting, charming, or attractive

Usage examples:

Her singing captivated audiences everywhere.

verb

Take into one's possession or control by force.

Usage examples:

The island was captured by australian forces in 1914

noun

The action of capturing or of being captured.

Usage examples:

The capture of the city

verb

Fill (someone) with great delight; charm.

Usage examples:

Isabel was enchanted with the idea

verb

To charm or please someone a lot

Usage examples:

He was enchanted by stories of the old west.

verb

Occupy or attract (someone's interest or attention).

Usage examples:

He ploughed on, trying to outline his plans and engage sutton's attention

adjective

(of a writer or artist) committed to a particular aim or cause.

Usage examples:

He was determined that his writing and thinking should be engagé

verb

Consume all of one's attention or time

verb

Absorb all the attention or interest of.

Usage examples:

They seemed to be engrossed in conversation

verb

If something engrosses you, it is so interesting that you give it all your attention

Usage examples:

What is it about harry potter that so engrosses children?

verb

Give intense pleasure or joy to.

Usage examples:

Ruth was enraptured by the sleeping child

verb

To give someone very great pleasure

Usage examples:

The performance enraptured adults and children alike.

verb

Capture the fascinated attention of.

Usage examples:

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

verb

To keep someone completely interested

Usage examples:

The baseball game completely enthralled the crowd., the audience was enthralled for two hours by a …

verb

Attract the strong attention and interest of (someone).

Usage examples:

I've always been fascinated by computers

verb

To have someone’s complete interest and attention

Usage examples:

Anything to do with airplanes and flying fascinates him., the children were fascinated by the story…

verb

Take and keep a firm hold of; grasp tightly.

Usage examples:

His knuckles were white as he gripped the steering wheel

noun

A firm hold; a tight grasp.

Usage examples:

His arm was held in a vice-like grip

verb

Hold fast or firmly

verb

Produce a state of hypnosis in (someone).

Usage examples:

A witness had been hypnotized to enhance his memory

verb

To produce hypnosis in someone, or to completely influence someone

Usage examples:

The crowd sits hypnotized by harper’s trumpet.

verb

Capture the complete attention of (someone); transfix.

Usage examples:

They were mesmerized by his story

verb

To hold completely the attention or interest of someone

Usage examples:

Her beautiful voice mesmerized the audience., a mesmerizing performance

noun

A short metal pin or bolt for holding together two plates of metal, its headless end being beaten out or pressed down when in place.

Usage examples:

A rectangular plate containing an iron rivet

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

noun

A metal pin used to fasten together flat pieces of metal or other thick materials such as leather

Usage examples:

Her performance riveted the audience.

abbreviation

Second(s).

contraction

Is.

Usage examples:

It's raining

prefix

(used chiefly in oaths) god's.

Usage examples:

'sblood

verb

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

Usage examples:

The singer held the audience spellbound