transfixing
- present participle of transfix.
Example Sentences
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A quietly transfixing performance from Ayo Edebiri provides reason enough to see the Broadway revival of “Proof,” David Auburn’s Pulitzer Prize- and Tony-winning drama, first staged in 2000.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Who impressed, and who has the most to do after a transfixing opening weekend of the Six Nations?
From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026
“Macbeth” may be Shakespeare’s most transfixing tragedy, but its dark magic often fizzles in the theater.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2025
Her transfixing allure seems to draw every oddity and incident, but as the years pass, there’s also a fixity to her resolve.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2025
"Who are you?" said the woman, transfixing her with a gaze quite as uncompromising as her little daughter's had been.
From The Actress' Daughter A Novel by Fleming, May Agnes
