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spellbinding

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. spellbinding (adjective)
  2. spellbind (verb)

spell·bind·ing

adj \-ˌbīn-diŋ\

Definition of SPELLBINDING

: holding the attention as if by a spell <a spellbinding story>
— spell·bind·ing·ly \-diŋ-lē\ adverb
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First Known Use of SPELLBINDING

1827

Rhymes with SPELLBINDING

bookbinding, fact-finding, faultfinding, field winding, half binding, pathfinding, self-winding, stem-winding

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