"mesmerizing" in the verb sense
1. magnetize, mesmerize, mesmerise, magnetise, bewitch, spellbind
attract strongly, as if with a magnet
"She magnetized the audience with her tricks"
2. hypnotize, hypnotise, mesmerize, mesmerise
induce hypnosis in
"mesmerizing" in the adjective sense
1. hypnotic, mesmeric, mesmerizing, spellbinding
attracting and holding interest as if by a spell
"read the bedtime story in a hypnotic voice"
"she had a warm mesmeric charm"
"the sheer force of his presence was mesmerizing"
"a spellbinding description of life in ancient Rome"
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