# entrancing

Pronunciation: US say "en-TRAN-sing" /ɛnˈtɹænsɪŋ/; UK say "en-TRAHN-sing" /ɛnˈtɹɑːnsɪŋ/

## Adjective

1. So charming and delightful that it fills the observer with rapture or great delight.
   - Simple: So delightful that it holds all your attention and fills you with joy.
   - _The garden was an entrancing blend of color and fragrance._
   - _Critics praised the film's entrancing visuals and haunting score._
2. Producing a trance-like, hypnotic state in which awareness narrows and attention becomes fixed.
   - Simple: So steady and repeating that it makes you feel sleepy or in a daze.
   - _The drummer kept up an entrancing beat that held the crowd in a near-hypnotic state._
   - _The slow, swinging motion of the pendulum had an entrancing effect on the patient._

## Verb

3. Present participle and gerund of entrance. — present participle and gerund of entrance
   - Simple: Present participle of entrance. Use this form for the action happening right now.
   - _The hypnotist spent the evening entrancing volunteers from the crowd._
   - _The soft melody was entrancing everyone in the hall._

## Noun

4. The process by which a person is brought into a trance-like or spellbound condition.
   - Simple: The way someone is put into a trance, or made so amazed that they forget everything else.
   - _Nothing in the first act prepares you for the slow entrancing of the crowd as the drums build._
   - _Critics debated whether the ritual's entrancing of participants was genuine or staged._

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