transfix
verb (used with object)
to make or hold motionless with amazement, awe, terror, etc.
transfixing
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present participleof transfix.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Our critic praised the acting, saying “A quietly transfixing performance from Ayo Edebiri provides reason enough to see the Broadway revival.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
In the fragmented mysteries of the great Argentine filmmaker Lucretia Martel, her explorations always start with sensory flashes: faces, spaces, objects, sounds in transfixing procession.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2026
Who impressed, and who has the most to do after a transfixing opening weekend of the Six Nations?
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2026
Mescal has an element of unpredictable wildness, and when it’s allowed to come out it’s transfixing, though he’s largely kept on a leash, save for a few memorable scenes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2024
A shower of arrows sought the barricade, transfixing some of the hanging coats.
From William Bradford of Plymouth by Albert Hale Plumb
