Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense enthrals, present participle enthralling, past tense, past participle enthralledregional note: in AM, use enthrall, enthralls
verb
If you are enthralledby something, you enjoy it and give it your complete attention and interest.
The passengers were enthralled by the scenery. [beVERB-ed]
He enthralled audiences in Prague, Vienna, and Paris. [VERB noun]
In real-life, the band have memorable songs and a stage vigour that enthrals. [VERB]
The fans sat enthralled in the darkened cinema. [VERB-ed]
Synonyms: engross, charm, grip, fascinate More Synonyms of enthral
enthrallinggraded adjective
...an enthralling race.
Synonyms: engrossing, charming, gripping, fascinating More Synonyms of enthral
enthral in British English
or US enthrall (ɪnˈθrɔːl)
verbWord forms: -thralsWord forms: US-thralls, -thralling or -thralled(transitive)
1.
to hold spellbound; enchant; captivate
2. obsolete
to hold as thrall; enslave
Derived forms
enthraller (enˈthraller)
noun
enthralment (enˈthralment) or US enthrallment (enˈthrallment)
noun
Word origin
C16: from en-1 + thrall
Examples of 'enthral' in a sentence
enthral
In no sense did he compel and draw and enthral her as Alex had done.
Gaskin, Catherine THE AMBASSADOR'S WOMEN (2003)
In other languages
enthral
British English: enthral VERB
If you are enthralled by something, you enjoy it and give it your complete attention and interest.
The passengers were enthralled by the scenery.
American English: enthrall
Brazilian Portuguese: fascinar-se
Chinese: 迷住
European Spanish: embelesar
French: enchanter
German: begeistern
Italian: avvincere
Japanese: 魅了する
Korean: 온 마음을 사로잡다
European Portuguese: fascinar-se
Latin American Spanish: embelesar
(verb)
Definition
to hold the attention or interest of
Children and adults alike are enthralled by his stories.
Synonyms
engross
charm
My sister charms everyone she meets.
grip
The whole nation was gripped by the dramatic story.
fascinate
She fascinated us, on and off stage.
absorb
a second career which absorbed her more completely than acting ever had
entrance
She entranced the audience with her classical Indian singing.
bewitch
She was not moving, as if someone had bewitched her.
intrigue
The novelty of the situation intrigued him.
enchant
This book will enchant readers.
rivet
captivate
I was captivated by her sparkling personality.
beguile
Her paintings beguiled the critics.
ravish
an eerie power to ravish the eye and seduce the soul
mesmerize
There was something about her which mesmerized him.
hypnotize
He's hypnotized by that black hair and that white face.
enrapture
hold spellbound
spellbind
Additional synonyms
in the sense of absorb
Definition
to engage the interest of someone
a second career which absorbed her more completely than acting ever had
Synonyms
engross,
hold,
involve,
fill,
arrest,
fix,
occupy,
engage,
fascinate,
preoccupy,
engulf,
fill up,
immerse,
rivet,
captivate,
monopolize,
enwrap
in the sense of beguile
Her paintings beguiled the critics.
Synonyms
charm,
please,
attract,
delight,
occupy,
cheer,
fascinate,
entertain,
absorb,
entrance,
win over,
amuse,
divert,
distract,
enchant,
captivate,
solace,
allure,
bewitch,
mesmerize,
engross,
enrapture,
tickle the fancy of
in the sense of bewitch
Definition
to attract and fascinate
She was not moving, as if someone had bewitched her.