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mesmerizing
[mez-muh-rahy-zing, mes-]
adjective
completely engrossing; captivating or fascinating.
He spoke to us extemporaneously for at least two hours, weaving a mesmerizing tapestry of wisdom.
hypnotic or hypnotizing; having a trancelike effect similar to hypnosis.
The song’s simple repetition of the word “Hallelujah” is comforting, mesmerizing, and uplifting.
Word History and Origins
Origin of mesmerizing1
Example Sentences
The exhibition’s strongest individual objects are three mesmerizing “infinity portals,” two on the wall and one on the floor.
“I think he has a unique, magnetic, mesmerizing presence that I felt like I would like to build a movie around,” Anderson says, answering questions via voice notes sent over email.
The interruptions from Byron’s poem brought chills in Fonda’s mesmerizing reading, as the text follows the breakdown of humanity in the aftermath of environmental catastrophe.
In its focused glimpse into a strange, funny-sad friendship, it’s almost mesmerizingly nonjudgmental as it treks to a very dark place.
Max Webster’s production, which won three Tony Awards for its mesmerizing design, brings audiences along on an adventure that combines the heartfelt wisdom of a classic fable with the splendor of modern stage poetry.
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