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  1. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › rivetingRiveting Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of RIVETING is having the power to fix the attention : engrossing, fascinating. How to use riveting in a sentence.

  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishRIVETING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    adjective. uk / ˈrɪv.ɪ.tɪŋ / us / ˈrɪv.ɪ.t̬ɪŋ / Add to word list. extremely interesting: It was a riveting story. Synonyms. absorbing. engrossing. fascinating. gripping. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. causing feelings of happiness or enthusiasm. exciting Riding roller coasters is so exciting!

  3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishRIVETING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you describe something as riveting, you mean that it is extremely interesting and exciting, and that it holds your attention completely.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › rivetingRiveting - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    A rivet is a fastener that holds something closed or down, and something riveting keeps you glued to your seat and grabs your attention. Sometimes a movie is so riveting that not even free popcorn refills can lure you away.

  5. www.yourdictionary.com › rivetingRiveting Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Wholly absorbing or engrossing one's attention; fascinating. A riveting science-fiction novel. American Heritage. Commanding the attention of spectators. Wiktionary. Synonyms: fascinating. gripping. engrossing. absorbing. verb. Present participle of rivet. Wiktionary. Synonyms: gripping. holding. enthralling. fascinating. arresting. mesmerizing.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › rivetingˈRIVETING Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    ˈriveting definition: absolutely fascinating; enthralling. See examples of ˈRIVETING used in a sentence.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishRIVETING | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    RIVETING definition: extremely interesting or exciting: . Learn more.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryRIVETING - All you need to know about it | Collins English...

    If you describe something as riveting, you mean that it is extremely interesting and exciting, and that it holds your attention completely. More Pronunciations of 'riveting'

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › rivetingriveting adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    /ˈrɪvɪtɪŋ/ so interesting or exciting that it holds your attention completely synonym engrossing. As usual, she gave a riveting performance. It was hardly the most riveting of lectures, was it? Life in a little Norfolk village was hardly riveting. The play was absolutely riveting! Want to learn more?

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › thesaurus › rivetingRIVETING - 101 Synonyms and Antonyms - Cambridge English

    US informal. exhilarated. overexcited. worked up. Learn more. If you are excited, you are feeling happy and enthusiastic. If something is exciting, it is causing feelings of happiness and enthusiasm. INTERESTING. The performance was riveting.