transfix
verb (used with object)
to make or hold motionless with amazement, awe, terror, etc.
has transfixed
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present perfectof transfix (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
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
But the data center opportunity has transfixed investors, who think it can lead to longer-term contracts at favorable pricing.
From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026
The thing that has transfixed me most is one of the neighbors whose building was destroyed.
From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2024
The charge is the latest twist in a saga that has transfixed the baseball world since The Times broke the story on March 20.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2024
Doting father and mother sit around a desolate hearth, helpless to help, powerless to temper or withdraw the barbed arrow which has transfixed their souls.
From Oswald Langdon or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1898 by Carson Jay Lee
