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entranced
[ en-transt ]
adjective
- filled with delight or wonder; enraptured; captivated:
The two last songs soulfully bring the album to a lilting climax, leaving the entranced listener clamoring for more.
- put into a trance; hypnotized:
She honestly believes she spoke to her dead mother with the help of an entranced medium.
verb
- the simple past tense and past participle of entrance 2.
Other Words From
- un·en·tranced adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of entranced1
Example Sentences
In a loud stadium, on a crowded sideline, Lynn walked as if totally alone, talking to no one, entranced in a silent, steely focus.
Or were these fans simply too entranced by the beat, unable to break concentration, their senses dulled under the influence of ecstasy or weed or fruit-flavored liquor?
India was entranced by movies from childhood — she recalls watching dailies with her dad, trying to detect slight differences from shot to shot — but thought of that work as beyond her.
Similarly, nearly 20 years after Dawes’ gold win, 16-year-old Douglas entranced the country with her gymnastics at the 2012 London Olympics.
From the moment I learned about hillbillies as a child, I was entranced.
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