spellbound
- bound by or as if by a spell; enchanted, entranced, or fascinated: a spellbound audience.
Origin of spellbound
spellbind
- to hold or bind by or as if by a spell; enchant; entrance; fascinate.
Origin of spellbind
Related Words for spellbound
breathless, bemused, rapt, enthralled, amazed, charmed, bewildered, possessed, hooked, transported, held, bewitched, petrified, transfixed, mesmerized, gripped, agape, open-mouthedExamples from the Web for spellbound
Contemporary Examples of spellbound
He came at David O. Selznick's urging, and together they made Rebecca, Spellbound, and The Paradine Case.
Eleven years ago, New Yorkers were spellbound by the sight of the burning towers.
At the Special Court for Sierra Leone, Justice Richard Lussick read the verdict to about 80 spellbound listeners.
The audience was spellbound to hear panelist Zin Mar Aung give her dramatic, firsthand account of life behind bars in Burma.
Historical Examples of spellbound
And then her eyes were caught by something that held her spellbound with horror.
The Heart of Thunder MountainEdfrid A. Bingham
There was something in that sweet old face that kept them spellbound.
The Old Countess; or, The Two ProposalsAnn S. Stephens
The realization and quick understanding held him spellbound.
Spellbound Jacques gazed upon the scene of awful destruction.
Fighting in FranceRoss Kay
Our breath came back, and the spellbound silence was broken.
The Right StuffIan Hay
spellbound
- having one's attention held as though one is bound by a spella spellbound audience
spellbind
- (tr) to cause to be spellbound; entrance or enthral