spellbinding

adjective

spell·​bind·​ing ˈspel-ˌbīn-diŋ How to pronounce spellbinding (audio)
: holding the attention as if by a spell
a spellbinding story
spellbindingly adverb

Examples of spellbinding in a Sentence

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Casual in nature, anyone can dress the part and shed their muggle identities to join in for a couple of hours to show off their most spellbinding cackles along the Pacific Ocean coastline. Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 22 Oct. 2024 For readers and fans, this means more spellbinding narratives, relatable characters, and worlds waiting to be discovered. Nick Kasmik, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2023 To keep your eyes fixed on him throughout a match is both spellbinding and deadly dull. Jody Rosen, The New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2022 Check out its first direct image of a gas giant exoplanet as well as a spellbinding view of the Phantom Galaxy. Ashley Strickland and Katie Hunt, CNN, 3 Sep. 2022 See all Example Sentences for spellbinding 

Word History

First Known Use

1827, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of spellbinding was in 1827

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“Spellbinding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spellbinding. Accessed 29 Dec. 2024.

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