spellbinding

adjective

spell·​bind·​ing ˈspel-ˌbīn-diŋ 

: holding the attention as if by a spell

a spellbinding story

spellbindingly

ˈspel-ˌbīn-diŋ-lē 

adverb

Examples of spellbinding in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For even more spellbinding photography, check out these architectural images from this year's Sony awards, as well as arresting compositions from the 2025 Minimalist Photography Awards and incredible details in last year's Natural Landscape Photography Awards. —New Atlas, 21 Mar. 2026

Here was the Rosetta stone — perhaps the most spellbinding and mysterious recording Gary ever made. —Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026

In Daniel, Marczak found an absolutely spellbinding protagonist. —Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 6 Feb. 2026

Choreographed to perfection, yet not in a way that felt forced in the slightest, Bono and company distilled their brilliant Elevation Tour into a spellbinding three-song set that found the band performing while names of terrorist victims were shown on the big screen. —Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1827, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for spellbinding

• bookbinding
• factfinding
• nonbinding
• rebinding
• regrinding
• reminding
• rewinding
• unwinding
• binding
• blinding
• finding
• grinding