spellbind
spellbind
Definition
spell·bind (spel′bīnd′)
transitive verb -·bound′, -·bind′·ing
to hold by or as by a spell; fascinate; enchant
Etymology: back-form. < spellbound
spellbind
Usage Examples
Object
- audience: He scanned the audience in two seconds, then launched into a personal reminiscence that had the audience spellbound for 40 minutes.
- adventure: Join Jason, Sir Lancelot, the Pharaoh, Hiawatha or Rama on a spellbinding adventure across five locations.
- tale: The joys and tragedy of his own life find their way onto the page in a moving, witty and spellbinding tale.
- crowd: The day's opening encounter held the British GT/F3 crowd spellbound as a 10-car train dueled for the lead throughout the opening laps.
- performance: A spellbinding promenade performance through the historic streets of Oxford will bring the year to an end.
- story: Located in the historic former Cambrian Mills, the Museum is a special place with a spellbinding story to tell.
Subject
- beauty: From the first page, you will be spellbound by the pure beauty of the DK specially commissioned photographs.
- magic: Time spent here will surely leave you spellbound by the magic of Scotland.
Modifying Another Word
- absolutely: Little grandson, whom we both expected to lose interest after about half an hour sat for the full two hours absolutely spellbound.
- totally: MORE » Time Flies for Ms Wiz Every time I pick up a Ms Wiz, I'm totally spellbound.
- truly: Beijing is truly spellbinding including the magnificent Temple of Heaven.
- so: The ultimate panorama awaits on the elevated 4th tee, so spellbinding that golfers can hardly keep their eyes on the ball.
- completely: The sheer magnetic attraction extruded by the diminutive 10 bore, the bigger 8 bore or massive 4 bore is completely spellbinding.
- all: They were all spellbound by the place, and one couple even described the day as one of the best of their lives.
Used with why or when
- when: I confess to being spellbound when I stand outside on a starry night and simply gaze upwards.
Preposition: from
- start: All the presenters were from New York, and I was spellbound from the start.
Preposition: for
- hour: Our Magician kept the children spellbound for an hour with an array of tricks, many of which were antiques!
- duration: The audience remained spellbound for the duration of his talk.
Preposition: by
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