enthralling
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- adjective
- /ɪnˈθrɔlɪŋ/
:
fascinante
- The magician's performance was so enthralling that the audience was completely silent.
Suffice it to say there is something enthralling about Socrates himself.
- Suffice it to say there is something enthralling about Socrates himself.
- I mean, he's a well, he's he's, he's possibly the most enthralling character I've ever tuned into.
- OK, So, OK, a cat's going to find that completely enthralling.
- The way that she writes these characters and these very complex situations, it is enthralling.
- It's, it's enthralling because it's a reminder of the uncertainty that life holds.
- They're absolutely enthralling and you see these ships that seem unbelievably flimsy for the voyages that they undertook.
- Some of them were very disappointing and some of them were enthralling and and and so full of joy and gratitude.
Examples
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As always with Mr. Skutnik's work, it's the small details that make the game so enthralling.
Blog text (27) -
The sensation was as new as going to sea had been, but it was far more enthralling.
Fiction book (1990) -
"Not for a long time have I seen anything as enthralling."
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I find this case enthralling.
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In these early days, though, problems were few and the experience was enthralling.
Fiction book (1990) -
His summer job was less enthralling than hers.
Fiction book (1996) -
Never had he dreamed that anything could be so enthralling.
Fiction book (1990) -
The storytelling, as usual, has been enthralling, and the landscape is amazing.
Blog text (32) -
They can tell enthralling stories like that.
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That's the most enthralling story I've ever heard.
Synonyms
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Very interesting in a way that keeps your attention
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3.7
Very attractive in a way that feels like magic
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5.6
Makes you unable to stop paying attention
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4.2
Holding people's attention because it is pleasant and interesting
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6.1
Keeping your attention so you cannot look away
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5.5
A person or thing that holds your full attention as if by magic
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3.5
Holding your attention because it is pleasant or interesting
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5.1
So interesting that it holds your full attention
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2.7
Making you want to know more because it seems strange or mysterious
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5.8
Makes you watch and listen because it feels like magic
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5.8
So beautiful or interesting that it holds your full attention
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6.6
Very attractive in a way that seems to cast a spell
Very interesting and keeps your full attention
Holding your attention so you cannot stop looking or thinking
Antonyms
How Captivating
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Enthralling comes from enthrall, made of en- 'in' and thrall 'slave', because a thrall was someone completely controlled by another. So if something is enthralling, it 'holds' you like a slave, which is why it means 'captivating' or 'holding your attention completely'.