fascinate
verb (used with object)
to attract and hold attentively by a unique power, personal charm, unusual nature, or some other special quality; enthrall.
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
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"Well, it doesn't seem quite true to me that I am fascinating," she replied evasively.
From Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy