to rivet
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6.1
- verb
- /ˈrɪvɪt/
:
fascinar
- Drama critics report audiences sitting in stunned silence, riveted to every scene for more than four hours.
- attention was riveted
- national attention was riveted
Words like that just rivet me because it's going to get so bad from now on and she's going to drown herself.
- Words like that just rivet me because it's going to get so bad from now on and she's going to drown herself.
- And I found myself just absolutely riveted by this documentary, which for a lot of people might be an acquired taste because it takes its time.
- It's really riveted my attention and I've really paid.
Examples
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The thrilling plot of the movie riveted everyone's attention from start to finish.
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Everything about him is designed to rivet: The appearance, the demeanor, and, of course, the voice.
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No, no, he would have been riveted listening to you the last couple of minutes.
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Like hers, his attention was riveted on whatever was moving about just beyond the circle of light.
Fiction book (1995) -
Because when my mom tells me a story or my grandmother tells me a story, I'm riveted.
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Instantly, everyone's attention is riveted to the arm of the alien as it moves beneath the sheet.
Fiction book (1996) -
Still, she stood there, riveted by something that made her eyes mist and her throat ache.
Fiction book (1998) -
Beside Holden stands a pretty girl with a short haircut, who is also riveted by Alyssa's performance.
Fiction book (1997) -
The audience was completely riveted by the speaker's passionate delivery.
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As the magician performed his final trick, the crowd sat riveted in amazement.
Synonyms
244
2.0
To get someone's attention or interest
238
3.4
To attract and hold someone's strong interest or attention
201
2.2
To keep someone's attention
68
3.8
Grab and hold someone's attention suddenly and strongly
39
6.4
To hold someone's full attention as if by magic
37
3.0
To attract and hold someone's interest or affection
30
5.1
To catch and hold someone's attention
20
6.8
To hold someone's full attention by being very interesting
19
4.2
To attract and hold someone's full attention
17
5.8
To hold someone's full attention
17
4.8
To make someone feel very pleased and amazed as if by magic
3
3.9
To make people look at or listen to you
1
7.0
To hold people completely interested as if by magic
1
3.2
To attract and keep people's interest
1
4.6
Make someone want to keep watching or reading
Hold someone's attention completely and make them feel very interested
Hold someone's full attention so they cannot think of anything else
Make someone feel very impressed and strongly attracted
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A hand tool that bends and closes the ends of small metal tubes used to join parts
- Jargon
A person who cares too much about small unimportant details in a hobby or project
How Captivating
1
7.0
33
6.1
19
4.2
117
3.5
143
5.1
206
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
A helpful way to remember the figurative verb rivet is to think of a real rivet that holds metal firmly in place; when something 'rivets' you it 'fixes' your attention as if you were held by a metal pin.