rapturing

verb

present participle of rapture
as in transporting
to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight) nature lovers will be raptured by the documentary's breathtaking cinematography

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rapturing
  1. transporting
  2. delighting
  3. pleasing
  4. entrancing
  5. ravishing
  6. carrying away
  7. rapping
  8. enchanting
Verb
  • According to the country's Home Affairs department, which briefed lawmakers on Tuesday, the country has spent nearly $18 million accommodating and transporting immigrants who demanded to return to their home countries.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • City Hall was open Wednesday and the city sent fire rescue trucks to assist in Portage as well as extra V-Line buses to help Porter County EMS in transporting patients who need oxygen to a hospital in another city.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of transporting
Verb
  • The xx was particularly phenomenal, delighting a huge turnout of fans with selections from all three of the full-lengths that constitute this dreamy English indie-pop band’s excellent catalog.
    — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The match showcased all competitors, with Solo even mocking Jey Uso, delighting the crowd.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of delighting
Verb
  • Former Angels executives, however, can recite chapter and verse the difficulty of pleasing Moreno.
    — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 30 July 2026
  • Two classic Southern recipes, pimiento cheese and sausage balls, come together to create one crowd-pleasing appetizer.
    — Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 28 July 2026
Definition of pleasing
Verb
  • Her compositions are often marked by her love of long, slow glissandi, string instruments sliding, sometimes languorously, sometimes dramatically, up and down in ways that can be haunting and disorienting, but always captivating and entrancing.
    — Steve Hochman, SPIN, 15 July 2026
  • While some hotels offer a rich backstory and entrancing interiors, others are brand new to the hospitality scene.
    — Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
Definition of entrancing
Verb
  • Minka Kelly is ravishing in red while enjoying a sunny day in New York on July 20.
    — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026
  • In their ravishing film, a towheaded James Wilby plays Maurice Hall, an Oxford man who falls in love with his best friend, Clive Durham (Hugh Grant, in an early breakout role).
    — Liam Hess, Vogue, 28 June 2026
Definition of ravishing
Verb
  • The physical displacement drives the flow of CSF through the brain’s tissues, potentially carrying away harmful waste products.
    — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
  • Jesse Jeremiah, 51, was arrested on suspicion of malicious destruction of railroad property, vandalism and unlawfully stealing and carrying away copper materials, jail records show.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 15 Jan. 2026
Definition of carrying away
Verb
  • All married slap bass to thrash guitar, but if most of their cohort alternated rapping and belting on the vocal front, Primus trotted out Claypool as more of a hyperliterate carnival barker.
    — Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The case began on June 17, when City of Miami Police officers watched a video of Lesteiro-Diaz rapping in Spanish while holding a laptop with money on it and wearing a call-center headset.
    — Ana Maria Soler, Miami Herald, 26 July 2026
Definition of rapping
Verb
  • The rolling meadows, forests, and enchanting Monet gardens form an artistic canvas that complements the hotel’s interiors.
    — Veronica M. Stoddart, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2026
  • The rookie showman is proving his mettle as part of the Caballero Circus, a five-generation family of performers, by enchanting audiences with his charismatic stage presence and sharp coordination.
    — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2026
Definition of enchanting
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