Explore Transfixing through 6 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Transfixing meaning
present participle and gerund of transfix
Using Transfixing
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of transfix
- In the example corpus, transfixing often appears in combinations such as: and transfixing.
Context around Transfixing
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Transfixing
- In this selection, "transfixing" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 21.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, subtly, life, sublimely, qualities and hundreds stand out and add context to how "transfixing" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include be sublimely transfixing and bella are transfixing to watch. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "transfixing" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with transfixing
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
When it works, the effect can be sublimely transfixing. (9 words)
VanderMeer’s book is obtuse, meditative, mysterious and transfixing. (9 words)
Following in the footsteps of unearths the subtly transfixing qualities in just an ordinary bus driver. (16 words)
Chiaroscuro was practiced long before he came on the scene, but it was Caravaggio who made the technique a dominant stylistic element, darkening the shadows and transfixing the subject in a blinding shaft of light. (35 words)
Jack Cahill-Lemme as Chagall and Emma Rosenthal as Bella are transfixing to watch, completely engrossing as lovers torn between a disappearing past and uncertain future, and certain only of their love. (32 words)
The 3m-wide manta - affectionately known as Freckles - has been cruising the rich Ningaloo Reef throughout her long 30-year life, transfixing hundreds of visitors in that time. (28 words)
Example sentences (6)
Following in the footsteps of unearths the subtly transfixing qualities in just an ordinary bus driver.
Jack Cahill-Lemme as Chagall and Emma Rosenthal as Bella are transfixing to watch, completely engrossing as lovers torn between a disappearing past and uncertain future, and certain only of their love.
The 3m-wide manta - affectionately known as Freckles - has been cruising the rich Ningaloo Reef throughout her long 30-year life, transfixing hundreds of visitors in that time.
When it works, the effect can be sublimely transfixing.
VanderMeer’s book is obtuse, meditative, mysterious and transfixing.
Chiaroscuro was practiced long before he came on the scene, but it was Caravaggio who made the technique a dominant stylistic element, darkening the shadows and transfixing the subject in a blinding shaft of light.
Common combinations with transfixing
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: