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entrancing

[ en-tran-sing, -trahn- ]

/ ɛnˈtræn sɪŋ, -ˈtrɑn- /

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See synonyms for: entrancing / entrancingly on Thesaurus.com

adjective

delightful; enchanting.

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Origin of entrancing

First recorded in 1835–45; entrance² + -ing²

OTHER WORDS FROM entrancing

en·tranc·ing·ly, adverb

Words nearby entrancing

entrainment, entrammel, entrance, entrance pupil, entranceway, entrancing, entrant, entrap, entrapment, entrapment neuropathy, entreasure

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Example sentences from the Web for entrancing

The first sculpture I saw, after a five- or 10-minute hike through the woods, was one of three entrancing pieces by Haegue Yang, a South Korean artist who has fabricated upright, disc-like forms made from light gray, corrugated soapstone.
Sculpture parks are a great way to see art during a pandemic. Here’s why some are better than others.|Sebastian Smee|February 11, 2021|Washington Post
The dance these two perform with one another is entrancing and heady and a little mysterious—its steps not easily parsed but always captivating.
Rebecca Hall's Passing Is a Complex, Moving Story About Racial Identity—and a Sundance Standout|Stephanie Zacharek|February 3, 2021|Time
The steady, entrancing rhythms are a well-established motif in dramatizations of the American war in Vietnam.
A Different Kind of Vietnam Story|J.T. Price|October 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Its emotional core is also sure, and serious, entrancing and relatively dark.
Teju Cole’s Keen Eye Spares No One—Himself Included|Benjamin Lytal|July 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The war is an entrancing possibility, but not yet a reality, and it remains that way throughout the novel.
American Dreams: 'A Time to Be Born' by Dawn Powell|Nathaniel Rich|May 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Never had the music sounded so entrancing; never had her own feet felt so light.
The Sunbridge Girls at Six Star Ranch|Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter
A large five-light stained glass window occupies the chancel end; but there is nothing very entrancing in its appearance.
Our Churches and Chapels|Atticus
Music filled the air with entrancing strains, wooing light feet to the giddy dance.
A Dreadful Temptation|Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller
Pardon me, I kept you on the floor too long; but your step was so perfect, the music so entrancing, I forgot myself.
A Dreadful Temptation|Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller
And suddenly Edward Henry recognized in her the entrancing creature of fifteen years ago!
The Regent|E. Arnold Bennett

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