Get to know Spellbinding better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like hypnotic or mesmeric.
Spellbinding meaning
- Engrossing; fascinating; gaining rapt attention; captivating.
- Having the power to bind magically through the agency of a spell.
Synonyms of Spellbinding
Using Spellbinding
- The main meaning on this page is: Engrossing; fascinating; gaining rapt attention; captivating. | Having the power to bind magically through the agency of a spell.
- Useful related words include: hypnotic, mesmeric, mesmerizing, attractive.
- In the example corpus, spellbinding often appears in combinations such as: and spellbinding, this spellbinding, was spellbinding.
Context around Spellbinding
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 12 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 1 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Spellbinding
- In this selection, "spellbinding" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, sets, ethereal, devastatingly, vocals, choreography and photograph stand out and add context to how "spellbinding" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 2013 with spellbinding vocals and and a devastatingly spellbinding experience. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "spellbinding" sits close to words such as abenaki, abstracted and addendum, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with spellbinding
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It’s a spellbinding evening. (5 words)
Mark Waid completes his spellbinding run! (6 words)
A great show… spellbinding… I never miss an episode. (9 words)
Best novel I’ve recently read, and the best work of nonfiction: I’m a few years late on both of these, but I adored by Emily St. John Mandel—a novel about wealth and talent and escape that I found so spellbinding, I devoured it in a weekend. (49 words)
When the dream “architect” played by Ellen Page imagines an entire Paris neighborhood rising skyward and then folding down on itself, for example, it’s a spellbinding example of fresh digital effects, directorial finesse and wide-gauge spectacle. (38 words)
Yet listening to him address City's collapse in form was spellbinding and he even raised the spectre of what might happen if he is unable to halt the current downturn in fortunes. (33 words)
That day I heard Dr. King’s spellbinding oratory assure us, “How long? (13 words)
Mark Waid completes his spellbinding run! (6 words)
Example sentences (20)
Best novel I’ve recently read, and the best work of nonfiction: I’m a few years late on both of these, but I adored by Emily St. John Mandel—a novel about wealth and talent and escape that I found so spellbinding, I devoured it in a weekend.
Described as "flawlessly crafted, intelligently constructed, strongly acted, and spellbinding," by Roger Ebert, Cameron's telling of Titanic's tragic voyage left an indelible mark on '90s pop culture.
Kelela emerged as a solo artist releasing her first mixtape in 2013, “,” with spellbinding vocals and experimental productions rooted in mainstream R&B.
The Archers reach new levels of visual ambition here - gorgeous sets, spellbinding choreography, and Jack Cardiff's camera working overtime to place the viewer right in the heart of this Technicolor dream.
The verdant Glencoe valley is the subject of this spellbinding photograph, which is a composite of two images.
This tour could be a once-in-a-lifetime chance to see her enduring talent and spellbinding performances.
In a spellbinding fashion narrative, Zendaya emerged as a modern-day enchantress, draped in a John Galliano creation that whispered of mythological fantasies.
Mark Waid completes his spellbinding run!
On selected evenings, you can come and bathe in its ethereal, spellbinding glow for just £3pp.
She is the most extraordinary artist, with a flawless technique and a spellbinding stage presence.
Sibling witches stir up a cauldron of trouble thanks to a family curse in this spellbinding tale.
So, buckle up for a petal-powered adventure to the globe's best cherry blossom hotspots, from Kyoto's spellbinding gardens to Bonn's postcard-perfect streets.
Winner of the “Wild Woods” category, this spellbinding shot looks up toward the highest heights of a beech tree grove in East Lothian, Scotland.
Yet listening to him address City's collapse in form was spellbinding and he even raised the spectre of what might happen if he is unable to halt the current downturn in fortunes.
But those attuned to the many layers of deep if quiet passions conveyed here by these three fine actors will have a devastatingly spellbinding experience.
It’s a spellbinding evening.
Skinnydip has just launched a spellbinding line of products based on the cartoon classics.
That day I heard Dr. King’s spellbinding oratory assure us, “How long?
When the dream “architect” played by Ellen Page imagines an entire Paris neighborhood rising skyward and then folding down on itself, for example, it’s a spellbinding example of fresh digital effects, directorial finesse and wide-gauge spectacle.
A great show… spellbinding… I never miss an episode.
Common combinations with spellbinding
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- and spellbinding 4×
- this spellbinding 3×
- was spellbinding 3×
- spellbinding oratory 3×
- is spellbinding 3×
- spellbinding and 2×
- spellbinding experience 2×
- it spellbinding 2×