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spellbound

[ spel-bound ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

bound by or as if by a spell; enchanted, entranced, or fascinated:
a spellbound audience.

spellbound

/ ˈspɛlˌbaʊnd /

having one's attention held as though one is bound by a spell
a spellbound audience

First recorded in 1790–1800; spell ² + -bound ¹

He came at David O. Selznick's urging, and together they made Rebecca, Spellbound, and The Paradine Case.

Where we had once stood spellbound by the sight of the burning towers, we now listened to the unholy roar of the wind.

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.

Kip Burland was on his feet while the others remained spellbound by the brand of light.

A strident voice drowned the scandal, and an admiring group ceased smoking and listened spellbound to a characteristic anecdote.

Mary felt herself held captive as her spellbound gaze followed Morgiana.

Voices were hushed, and the three stood listening spellbound, to the wonderful impassioned song.

Was she in fancy seeming that she was in an opera-house before thousands of spellbound admirers?

April 17, 2024axolotl

[ak-suh-lot-l ]

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