spellbound
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Definition of spellbound
: held by or as if by a spell
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Synonyms for spellbound
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bewitched, charmed, enchanted, entranced, magic, magical
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On April 8, a woman whose face was covered by a burqa came to the stage and told her story to the spellbound crowd. — Pamela Constable And Haq Nawaz Khan, Washington Post, "In Pakistan, a young Pashtun man was killed by police. Another has risen to lead a movement.," 20 Apr. 2018 And Meghan Picerno is flawless as the spellbound Christine. — Pam Kragen, sandiegouniontribune.com, "'Love Never Dies' looks great, but less filling," 29 Mar. 2018 Witches are having a moment, so a trip to this spellbound Massachusetts village feels especially timely in 2017. — Corbin Chamberlin, Vogue, "Magic Still Abounds in Salem, Massachusetts," 19 Oct. 2017 But was also horrified and spellbound by Brothers Grimm: Goose girl gave me goose bumps. — New York Times, "Simon Schama: By the Book," 19 Oct. 2017 Some people pull as a way to cope with negative emotions, but others, like me, fall into a spellbound state where our hands, decoupled from our minds, scan for the next oddly textured hair to pull. — Kimi Vesel, SELF, "How I Deal With Trichotillomania in the Workplace," 7 Oct. 2017 But even among this spellbound crowd, Jon and Susan Brewster are supernovas. — Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com, "Front seat to the universe: 15 fast questions for the owners of an eclipse-ready home observatory," 15 Aug. 2017 Be spellbound and bedazzled by science fair winner presentations at the National Capital Astronomers meeting, held at the University of Maryland Observatory, College Park. — Blaine P. Friedlander Jr., Washington Post, "Skywatch: Big planets Jupiter and Saturn will dazzle night skies in June," 27 May 2017 Under Oberon’s spell, Bottom is suddenly turned into a donkey — and seduced by the equally spellbound Titania. — Misha Berson, The Seattle Times, "Review: Seattle Shakes’ ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ is missing some of its magic," 12 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'spellbound.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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spellbound
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of spellbound
: giving all of your attention and interest to something or someone
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Kids Definition of spellbound
: having the interest or attention held by or as if by magic power
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