Entrancing

adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 1
    present participle and gerund of entrance form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    Causing a trance-like state; hypnotic.
  2. 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. 1
    capturing interest as if by a spell wordnet

Example

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"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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