transfix
verb (used with object)
to make or hold motionless with amazement, awe, terror, etc.
transfixed
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past participleof transfix.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof transfix.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
transfixverb (used with object)to make or hold motionless with amazement, awe, terror, etc.
Example Sentences
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That, essentially, is the made-for-TMZ drama that has transfixed China over the past weeks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
For nearly seven weeks, the trial transfixed and divided the nation on whether Clancy was a victim or a criminal who deserved to be behind bars.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
Even though our granny was, like all people in the mountains, well acquainted with Dolly by that point, she was still transfixed.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
He was hopeless at math and likely dyslexic, but said he was utterly transfixed by music.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
She watched, waiting for something to happen, but the two girls just remained where they were, pretending they were completely transfixed by the movie in front of them.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
