spellbinding

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• spellbinding — index eloquent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• spellbinding — adj. spellbinding to + inf. (it s spellbinding to read her memoirs) * * * spellbinding to + inf. (it s spellbinding to read her memoirs) …   Combinatory dictionary

• spellbinding — [[t]spe̱lbaɪndɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n 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. Syn: gripping …   English dictionary

• Spellbinding — 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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• spellbinding — adjective Date: 1827 holding the attention as if by a spell < a spellbinding story > • spellbindingly adverb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• spellbinding — spell|bind|ing [ˈspelbaındıŋ] adj extremely interesting and holding your attention completely = ↑riveting ▪ a spellbinding tale …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• spellbinding — spell|bind|ing [ spel,baındıŋ ] adjective something that is spellbinding is so interesting that it holds your attention completely …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• spellbinding — adjective extremely interesting and holding your attention completely: a spellbinding tale spellbinder noun (C) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• spellbinding — adjective a spellbinding tale set in the Far East Syn: fascinating, enthralling, entrancing, bewitching, captivating, riveting, engrossing, gripping, absorbing, compelling, compulsive, mesmerizing, hypnotic; informal unputdownable Ant: boring …   Thesaurus of popular words

• spellbinding — UK [ˈspelˌbaɪndɪŋ] / US adjective something that is spellbinding is so interesting that it holds your attention completely …   English dictionary

• spellbinding — [ˈspelˌbaɪndɪŋ] adj something that is spellbinding is so interesting that it holds your attention completely …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English