Entrancing
adj, noun, verb
adj, noun, verb ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The process by which somebody is entranced.
"[…] as baby kisses here, that are almost meaningless plays, come to an age of adolescence and to romantic entrancings."
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of entrance form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 1 Causing a trance-like state; hypnotic.
- 2 Causing ecstasy or rapture; enrapturing; charming.
"But, behind and above them all, hovered the shape of that awful woman, and through them gleamed the memory of her entrancing loveliness."
Adjective
- 1 capturing interest as if by a spell wordnet
Example
More examples"On a sunny, winter day the hypnotic melody of the snake charmer's flute echoes across a crafts bazaar in the Indian capital. But no snakes are swaying to the rhythm — only a small group of Indian and foreign tourists listen to the entrancing music played by former snake charmers."
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