2
: a sleeplike state (as of deep hypnosis) usually characterized by partly suspended animation with diminished or absent sensory and motor activity
3
: a state of profound abstraction or absorption
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Noun
The spiritual healer fell into a trance.
He was staring out the window in a trance.
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Vanessa Wilkins, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2024
During the session a therapist glides and twirls your body gently through the calm waters of the lagoon putting your body into a blissful trance.
—Rana Good, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Putting the only new female character of note in a trance for most of the film’s runtime is not a good look by any means.
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Enticing the men with just an eye glance in the streets of London, the Bay Area representative takes her time running down the reasons that may have her suitors in a trance.
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Noun
The smell of salt air instantly soothes my soul, the crash of rocking waves lulls me into a dreamlike trance, and the dazzling, endless blue waters take away all of my anxieties one deep breath at a time.
—Vanessa Wilkins, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2024
During the session a therapist glides and twirls your body gently through the calm waters of the lagoon putting your body into a blissful trance.
—Rana Good, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Putting the only new female character of note in a trance for most of the film’s runtime is not a good look by any means.
—David Opie, IndieWire, 7 Oct. 2024
Enticing the men with just an eye glance in the streets of London, the Bay Area representative takes her time running down the reasons that may have her suitors in a trance.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Trance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trance. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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trance
noun1
: a sleeplike altered state of consciousness (as of deep hypnosis) usually characterized by partly suspended animation with diminished or absent sensory and motor activity and subsequent lack of recall
2
: a state of profound abstraction or absorption
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