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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Jim Ryan, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
The track falls somewhere between hard techno and trance, elevating heart rates with its driving beat and sharp percussion.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 11 Oct. 2024
Tempos are widely noted to have risen precipitously, soaring from 120 or 130 BPM to well into the 140s or above, reflecting clubbers’ growing hunger for styles like hard techno, trance, and drum’n’bass.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 11 Oct. 2024
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
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Noun
And her superpower was kind of like emotional - trances and stuff like that.
—Jim Ryan, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
The track falls somewhere between hard techno and trance, elevating heart rates with its driving beat and sharp percussion.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 11 Oct. 2024
Tempos are widely noted to have risen precipitously, soaring from 120 or 130 BPM to well into the 140s or above, reflecting clubbers’ growing hunger for styles like hard techno, trance, and drum’n’bass.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 11 Oct. 2024
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
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“Trance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trance. Accessed 15 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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