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spellbinding
[ adj ]
attracting and holding interest as if by a spell
<adj.all>
read the bedtime story in a hypnotic voiceshe had a warm mesmeric charm
the sheer force of his presence was mesmerizing
a spellbinding description of life in ancient Rome




Spellbind \Spell"bind`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spellbound}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Spellbinding}.]
To bind or hold by, or as if by, a spell or charm; to
entrance or fascinate, esp. by eloquence of speech, as in a
political campaign. -- {Spell"bind`er}, n.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]