Spellbound
/ˈspɛlˌbaʊnd/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjUnder the influence of a magical spell; enchanted, bewitched, or supernaturally constrained.
adjFascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell; captivated.
Sentence Examples
I mean, I was spellbound the whole time.
They sat there in silence, as though spellbound by the music.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The audience was left completely ____ after the magician's incredible performance last night.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The audience sat ____ as the magician performed his most famous and dangerous escape trick.
Word Origin & History
From spell + bound.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"At once he sniffed the smell of man. At once he feared his hidden lair had been looted while he slept. How had a man dared to come so close? He must have trod next to the dragon's head so as not to be spellbound."
— 1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 41:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The audience was left completely ____ after the magician's incredible performance last night.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The audience sat ____ as the magician performed his most famous and dangerous escape trick.