Definition of hypnotic
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Examples of hypnotic in a Sentence
The psychologist put her into a hypnotic state.
Riding in a car often has a hypnotic effect on babies.
the steady, hypnotic rhythm of the train
Recent Examples of hypnotic from the Web
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Their horn-heavy and groovy sound evokes the Afro-beat of Fela, with dense brassy harmonies and hypnotic keyboard weirdness that tips the hat to Sun Ra.
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Yes, those delightfully foaming and bubbly applications can indeed be layered, kind of, and the results are pretty much as ridiculous and hypnotic as every other entry in the series.
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Making movies like no one else currently working today, the filmmaker turns The Bad Batch into a hypnotic portrait of disparate pariahs finding love and kinship out on the unforgiving fringe.
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The hypnotic displays signal the start of viewing season for noctilucent, or night-shining, clouds.
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However, the hypnotic lure of eighth place in the lesser of the two conferences was just too enticing for Bulls management wonks and ownership.
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The shadowless-ness effect is not just eerie and hypnotic, but a thoughtful reflection on peace and death: visitors will quietly walk through the aisle to take a seat at one of the pews.
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Spencer Kornhaber watches the pop star take reality TV’s uncanny appeal to a hypnotic extreme in her 96-hour live stream.
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As a kid in Southern California in the 1980s, Kamala Sankaram rode to school with her Indian father accompanied by the hypnotic, warbling vocals of South Indian classical music.
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Origin and Etymology of hypnotic
French or Late Latin; French hypnotique, from Late Latin hypnoticus, from Greek hypnōtikos, from hypnoun to put to sleep, from hypnos
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Definition of hypnotic
1 : a sleep-inducing agent : soporific
2 : one that is or can be hypnotized
Recent Examples of hypnotic from the Web
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There are signs warning visitors not to use the spa while under the influence of hypnotics.
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First Known Use of hypnotic
1681
HYPNOTIC Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of hypnotic for English Language Learners
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medical : a drug that causes sleep
HYPNOTIC Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of hypnotic for Students
1 : of or relating to hypnosis a hypnotic state
2 : having an effect like that of hypnosis a hypnotic rhythm
Medical Dictionary
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Medical Definition of hypnotic
1: a sleep-inducing agent : soporific
2: one that is or can be hypnotized
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