spellbound

[ spel-bound ]
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adjective
  1. bound by or as if by a spell; enchanted, entranced, or fascinated: a spellbound audience.

Origin of spellbound

1
First recorded in 1790–1800; spell2 + -bound1

Words Nearby spellbound

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How to use spellbound in a sentence

  • Kip Burland was on his feet while the others remained spellbound by the brand of light.

  • A strident voice drowned the scandal, and an admiring group ceased smoking and listened spellbound to a characteristic anecdote.

    The Chequers | James Runciman
  • Mary felt herself held captive as her spellbound gaze followed Morgiana.

    God Wills It! | William Stearns Davis
  • Voices were hushed, and the three stood listening spellbound, to the wonderful impassioned song.

  • Was she in fancy seeming that she was in an opera-house before thousands of spellbound admirers?

    Tiger Cat | David H. Keller

British Dictionary definitions for spellbound

spellbound

/ (ˈspɛlˌbaʊnd) /


adjective
  1. having one's attention held as though one is bound by a spell: a spellbound audience

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