It's spellbinding to watch the two sides trying to outthink each other. The way in which the rhythms of everyday speech are used to narrate this spellbinding and suggestive fable is just one of its exceptional qualities. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web.
A spellbinding image or sound is one that is so fascinating that you can think about nothing else. Gray describes in dramatic and spellbinding detail the lives of these five ladies.
spellbinding / ˈ spɛlˌbaɪndɪŋ/ adjective Britannica Dictionary definition of SPELLBINDING : holding your attention completely : extremely interesting, entertaining, etc. I found her performance spellbinding. [= fascinating, riveting]
Definition of spellbinding adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to hold or bind by or as if by a spell; enchant; entrance; fascinate. Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com. Form and content, the visual and the physical, create art’s spellbinding double helix.
If your attention is really held by something—almost as if a magical spell is tying or binding it there—that thing is spellbinding. Spellbinding things are mesmerizing, captivating, or enchanting.
