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Definition of riveting in English: rivetingadjective ˈrɪvɪtɪŋˈrɪvɪdɪŋ Completely engrossing; compelling. the book is a riveting account of the legendary freedom fighter Example sentencesExamples - There were no substitutes and no gimmicks and it was absolutely riveting.
- And they do promise to be some riveting television.
- I cannot say that this film was riveting or particularly thought provoking.
- All the pros and cons of its cinematic flourishes considered, Slumdog Millionaire is a bloody good, riveting and emotionally rousing film.
- Our Stan Grant has been reporting on this story for weeks now, bringing us some extremely riveting reports.
- He discusses the psychological impact on troops torn between loyalty and self-preservation in this riveting tale.
- Nobody has puzzled longer over the roots of his creativity than Dylan himself and this riveting, poetic memoir is the result.
- The games provide a riveting soccer spectacle at no cost to the spectators.
- Earlier, I saw a staged reading of Light at Smith College; the dialogue was riveting.
- However, the two do an excellent job putting all the details together in a coherent, even riveting narrative.
- The reports of our Committee A on Academic Freedom and Tenure sometimes make for riveting reading.
- Richard Harris delivers a riveting portrayal of Captain Tyreen.
- He accompanies his startling allegations about his opponent with riveting admissions about his own identity.
- As this semi final unfolded the hurling was riveting.
- This will be a riveting, unforgettable experience!
- It was the most riveting episode in sport I have ever seen.
- It is a riveting story, splendidly told.
- Four successive days, furthermore, brought forth a quartet of riveting scraps.
- The combination can be riveting in any debate.
- Our kids discovered that nothing is more riveting than a good read.
Derivatives adverb The singer somehow manages to make a heavy Glaswegian accent sound rivetingly sexy, especially on Dance With Me's hypnotic tribal churn. Example sentencesExamples - Instead, the series leads with the rivetingly precise detective work that solves a stabbing case by following a cell phone from midtown to New Jersey.
- Succo is rivetingly well played by Stefano Cassetti, whose piercing, haunted eyes help make this something superior to the run-of-the-mill psycho-on-the-run tale.
- One of the BBC's most rivetingly beautiful natural history series, The Blue Planet, was Best Documentary Series.
- But it makes rivetingly odd and disturbing viewing.
Definition of riveting in US English: rivetingadjectiveˈrɪvɪdɪŋˈrividiNG Completely engrossing; compelling. the book is a riveting account of the legendary freedom fighter Example sentencesExamples - The combination can be riveting in any debate.
- Our kids discovered that nothing is more riveting than a good read.
- However, the two do an excellent job putting all the details together in a coherent, even riveting narrative.
- Our Stan Grant has been reporting on this story for weeks now, bringing us some extremely riveting reports.
- Earlier, I saw a staged reading of Light at Smith College; the dialogue was riveting.
- He discusses the psychological impact on troops torn between loyalty and self-preservation in this riveting tale.
- It is a riveting story, splendidly told.
- He accompanies his startling allegations about his opponent with riveting admissions about his own identity.
- The reports of our Committee A on Academic Freedom and Tenure sometimes make for riveting reading.
- Richard Harris delivers a riveting portrayal of Captain Tyreen.
- All the pros and cons of its cinematic flourishes considered, Slumdog Millionaire is a bloody good, riveting and emotionally rousing film.
- This will be a riveting, unforgettable experience!
- As this semi final unfolded the hurling was riveting.
- Nobody has puzzled longer over the roots of his creativity than Dylan himself and this riveting, poetic memoir is the result.
- Four successive days, furthermore, brought forth a quartet of riveting scraps.
- There were no substitutes and no gimmicks and it was absolutely riveting.
- It was the most riveting episode in sport I have ever seen.
- The games provide a riveting soccer spectacle at no cost to the spectators.
- And they do promise to be some riveting television.
- I cannot say that this film was riveting or particularly thought provoking.
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