fascinate
verb (used with object)
to attract and hold attentively by a unique power, personal charm, unusual nature, or some other special quality; enthrall.
are fascinating
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present progressiveof fascinate.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Kobe University botanist Kenji Suetsugu explains, "These interactions are fascinating because they sit on the boundary between cooperation and conflict."
From Science Daily ● Mar. 12, 2026
Goriunova’s answers prove as complex as they are fascinating.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2025
The stories individually are entertaining, and though the shape of the forest may be elusive, the trees themselves are fascinating.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025
“The results are fascinating, and I am really excited to see that there is potential for life in the Uranian system,” she told BBC News.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2024
There are fascinating ideas all over the place, irresistible experiments beyond numbering, all sorts of new ways into the maze of problems.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
