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Meanings of
transfixed
in anglès
Having your attention fixated as though by a spell.
fascinated
hypnotized
spellbound
mesmerized
hypnotised
mesmerised
spell-bound
Related terms
enchanted
Usage of
transfixed
in anglès
1
Creedmoor stared
transfixed
at the map of violence growing at his feet.
2
For example, the 71-year-old playwright was
transfixed
by the Amanda Knox trial.
3
The eyes before him remained
transfixed
in the space beyond his shoulder.
4
The rest of the world is still
transfixed
by Australia's bushfire crisis.
5
We stood
transfixed
for a moment as the room swelled with light.
6
She didn't know how long they stood
transfixed
by that shining thing.
7
For an instant the blacks and the whites stood
transfixed
with terror.
8
Forrester was
transfixed
by his computer screen, Googling away at 'human sacrifice'.
9
There was a frozen moment while the scene was
transfixed
with light.
10
He stood
transfixed
,
dumbfounded, waiting for a second call that never came.
11
We watched,
transfixed
,
as the great sacrifice was consumed in the night.
12
I saw post-encephalitics who seemed frozen,
transfixed
,
unable to take a step.
13
The sharpened stick that had
transfixed
the bait was pulled out clean.
14
I remember standing
transfixed
;
and crouching on the floor, after a while.
15
The nation has been
transfixed
by coverage of the San Bernardino attacks.
16
She could hold an audience
transfixed
just by taking her glove off.
Other examples for "transfixed"
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transfixed
transfix
Verb
Indicative · Past Indefinite
Frequent collocations
transfix by
transfix with horror
transfix with fear
transfix with astonishment
transfix the world
More collocations
Transfixed
through the time
Transfixed
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Common