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[ spel-bound ] / ˈspɛlˌbaʊnd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR spellbound ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivebound by or as if by a spell; enchanted, entranced, or fascinated: a spellbound audience. Origin of spellboundFirst recorded in 1790–1800; spell2 + -bound1 Words nearby spellboundspeleotherapy, spelk, spell, spellbind, spellbinder, spellbound, spell-check, spell checker, spelldown, speller, speller-divider Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for spellboundHe came at David O. Selznick's urging, and together they made Rebecca, Spellbound, and The Paradine Case. Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST Eleven years ago, New Yorkers were spellbound by the sight of the burning towers. New York City’s Sandy Disaster: A Meteorological 9/11?|Michael Daly|October 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST At the Special Court for Sierra Leone, Justice Richard Lussick read the verdict to about 80 spellbound listeners. War Criminal Charles Taylor’s Daughter Defends Her Dad|Robtel Neajai Pailey|April 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST The audience was spellbound to hear panelist Zin Mar Aung give her dramatic, firsthand account of life behind bars in Burma. Burmese Spring or Phony Thaw?|Melinda Liu|March 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The spectator stands in mute admiration, and gazes upon the magnificent sight like one who is spellbound. The Jenolan Caves|Samuel Cook As he warmed up to these reminiscences, he held me spellbound. The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin|Harry Houdini Her bluntly told story, with all its details, held him spellbound. The Girl From Tim's Place|Charles Clark Munn She nestled her head into the shoulder of the Earth man as she watched; spellbound. The Copper-Clad World|Harl Vincent The spellbound public likes it, and to that extent it has fulfilled its mission. The Land of Footprints|Stewart Edward White
British Dictionary definitions for spellbound
adjectivehaving one's attention held as though one is bound by a spella spellbound audience Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to spellboundbreathless, bemused, rapt, captivated, enthralled, amazed, charmed, bewildered, possessed, hooked, transported, held, bewitched, petrified, transfixed, mesmerized, gripped, agape, caught up, open-mouthed |