mesmerize
verb (used with object)
are mesmerizing
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present progressiveof mesmerize.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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It’s a bit too long, with a lot of text to follow, but Hildegard’s visions, exploding out of the plot scenes, are mesmerizing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 12, 2026
Even the most brutish of them — Tobias Menzies as Captain Jack Randall in “Outlander,” Jeremy Irons’ Adrian Veidt in “Watchmen” — are mesmerizing in their self-confidence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2024
These 5-foot-tall works are mesmerizing compositions that reverberate visually and metaphorically.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 20, 2024
The scenes of Athie's character Dan methodically restoring are mesmerizing, like occupational ASMR: the white gloves, the cotton balls dipped in rubbing alcohol.
From Salon ● Jan. 26, 2022
The colors and shapes and words and pictures are so garish, so abundant, that they are mesmerizing.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
