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
  • Getting the magic to California required transporting it 2,801 miles from New York.
    — Naomi Jeffries, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2026
  • Overland Park and Lawrence both have statutes or ordinances restricting drivers from transporting animals in open truck beds.
    — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2026
Definition of transporting
Verb
  • Buzz Lightyear and Woody have been delighting families for three decades.
    — Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • The Dutch were the neutral’s favourites throughout World Cup 1974, their Total Football taking the game to a new level, and delighting supporters with their fluidity, high defensive line and commitment to keep on attacking.
    — Michael Cox, New York Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of delighting
Verb
  • The result is an easy, crowd-pleasing frozen Mississippi mud pie that’s equally at home at a summer cookout or holiday gathering.
    — Matt Lewis, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 July 2026
  • This crowd-pleasing pasta salad is a must-try for summer potlucks and cookouts.
    — Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 23 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
  • The further Rico and Blume stray from their winning formula (hard-ass rapping over hard-ass beats), the less effective these songs feel.
    — Mehan Jayasuriya, Pitchfork, 24 July 2026
  • She was born five years after the record came out and was rapping along with Hov and the rest of the stadium.
    — Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 13 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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