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mesmerizing
[ mez-muh-rahy-zing, mes- ]
adjective
- completely engrossing; captivating or fascinating:
He spoke to us extemporaneously for at least two hours, weaving a mesmerizing tapestry of wisdom.
- hypnotic or hypnotizing; having a trancelike effect similar to hypnosis:
The song’s simple repetition of the word “Hallelujah” is comforting, mesmerizing, and uplifting.
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
Even the track, a mesmerizing torch song called “Before I Ever Met You,” was only available via an obscure SoundCloud link.
But Swinton is incapable of being anything less than mesmerizing.
And that showdown between Vee and Gloria was one of the most mesmerizing sequences ever on OITNB.
This first-person video is mesmerizing, terrifying, and awe-inspiring.
At 28, Eleanor Catton became the youngest ever winner of the Booker Prize with her swirling, mesmerizing epic The Luminaries.
The long harangue, delivered as a chant, had long ago had a mesmerizing effect on her audience.
Others have the same power that snakes have, though vastly intensified, mesmerizing their victims from afar.
We had heard a great deal of his curing a blacksmith of tic-douloureux by mesmerizing him.
Have you never heard of strong wills mesmerizing weaker ones into submission?
Outside, the mesmerizing snow was falling with a soft, silent persistence.
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