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- Dictionarymesmerizing/ˈmezməˌrīziNG/
adjective
- 1. capturing one's complete attention as if by magic: "a mesmerizing stare"
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MESMERIZING definition: 1. very attractive, in a mysterious way, making you want to keep looking: 2. very attractive, in a…. Learn more.
Mesmerizing definition: completely engrossing; captivating or fascinating. See examples of MESMERIZING used in a sentence.
1. : to subject to mesmerism. also : hypnotize. 2. : spellbind. I found myself mesmerized by the grandiosity of it all Arnold Plotnick. The crowd was mesmerized by the acrobats. mesmerizer noun. Did you know?
to have someone's attention completely so that they cannot think of anything else: I was completely mesmerized by the performance. [ T ] old-fashioned for hypnotize. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Making people excited and interested. absorbed. animate. arouse someone's curiosity. be someone's bag idiom. bedazzle. breathe.
If something catches and holds your attention, as if by magic, it's mesmerizing. You might find yourself unable to look away from the mesmerizing display of fireworks overhead.
to have someone's attention completely so that they cannot think of anything else: I was completely mesmerized by the performance. [ T ] old-fashioned for hypnotize. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Making people excited and interested. absorbed. animate. arouse someone's curiosity. be someone's bag idiom. bedazzle. breathe.
IPA guide. Other forms: mesmerized; mesmerizing; mesmerizes. You meet someone and you can’t take your eyes off them, like you are connected by an invisible cord and can’t break free. Those kinds of people have the power to mesmerize, holding your attention like you’re under hypnosis.
