Verb (used with object) : a performer whose grace, skill, and virtuosity enthrall her audiences. ,to be enthralled by illusions and superstitions. From Dictionary.com.
Video games engage children with continuous action, a concept known as "enthrallment," that raises the threshold for engagement, Freedman said. From Wordnik.com. [More Video Games, Fewer Books at Schools? | Impact Lab] Reference
"We're under enthrallment and geas, and we had to come here.". From Wordnik.com. [Night Arrant]
Obviously, it is an ur-text of the American enthrallment with Paris. From Wordnik.com. [Hemingway's Libidinous Feast] Reference
He felt intoxicated, inspired by his companion's obvious enthrallment. From Wordnik.com. [Soul] Reference
“Till nine,” Rose said and in a state of enthrallment went in to dinner. ii. From Wordnik.com. [Scales of Justice]
Tibetans have gained no rights in the past three decades of Western enthrallment. From Wordnik.com. [Harold Parmington: Western Activism Won't Help Tibet] Reference
Some of his friends said he was bewitched, but if he were, it was a willing enthrallment. From Wordnik.com. [Sharpe's Waterloo]
It is accessible to the point of pure enthrallment without compromising its eloquence or thematic strength. From Wordnik.com. [Away: Summary and book reviews of Away by Amy Bloom.] Reference
Another part of the enthrallment comes from the singular nature of the place, and the fateful passage of time. From Wordnik.com. [Documentary] Reference
The moment she entered the back door he held for her, though, her self-consciousness was swept away by enthrallment. From Wordnik.com. [Heaven's Price]
The words awoke John from his enthrallment and she saw by his glance toward her that he did not comprehend their meaning. From Wordnik.com. [Spring Street A Story of Los Angeles] Reference
For this to occur, an infusion of awareness must be brought into the public mind to overcome the present inertial public enthrallment. From Wordnik.com. [Human Coprophagia 2008: Deliberate Madness] Reference
But these experiences reflect enthrallment with your own feeling of being "in love," much more than a response to the reality of the other. From Wordnik.com. [Douglas LaBier: Why Your Love Life Is a Version of Adolescent Romance] Reference
But by now whatever initial enthrallment I'd had with the idea of the BeautifulPeople brand had turned to boredom, and the repulsion set in. From Wordnik.com. [Jill Di Donato: Don't Hate Me Because I'm Beautiful] Reference
Then you need one miracle to get through the edification, that is the enthrallment stage and then you need another miracle to get to canalization. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 20, 2009] Reference
Congress and its enthrallment to entertainment lobbyists created this mess. From Wordnik.com. [CNET News.com] Reference
Corydon was sitting with her hands clasped, and a look of enthrallment upon her face. From Wordnik.com. [Love's Pilgrimage] Reference
Given the enthrallment of our Congress to Israel, it might be seriously on our list, too. From Wordnik.com. [Corrente] Reference
As night fell, the kids got into pajamas, and we put on "Happy Feet" to much enthrallment. From Wordnik.com. [xtcian] Reference
He's after enthrallment instead, and on Saturday night at Irving Plaza he had time to be sweeping. From Wordnik.com. [brooklynvegan] Reference
The Aion piece is up to GD's usual level of enthrallment, filled with neat details and tales of woe. From Wordnik.com. [Gamasutra Feature Articles] Reference
Capture the enthrallment and magnanimity of Glashutte Original watches at a price never heard before. From Wordnik.com. [Guerrilla Marketing] Reference
At many times in history, the enthrallment of the unknown has led to the objectification of that which is in question. From Wordnik.com. [Washington Square News RSS] Reference
Another exercise in abeyance and enthrallment, Claire Denis presents a straightforward and simple treatment of Ozu's. From Wordnik.com. [The Evening Class] Reference
One momentary revelation as to how she regarded them would have been enough to release him from his foolish enthrallment. From Wordnik.com. [Mary Marston] Reference
Clad in ceremonial naval uniforms, they displayed their talent and skills to the enthrallment of everyone that was present. From Wordnik.com. [Ministry of Defence - Sri Lanka (MOD)] Reference
Despite my own lack of enthrallment with the Federal Reserve chairman, the magazine isn't completely off-track when it writes. From Wordnik.com. [AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed] Reference
Difficult he found it now, to divest his thoughts of that enthrallment, to descend to cold and sober reality, to remember he was. From Wordnik.com. [The Day of Days An Extravaganza] Reference
This enthrallment doesn’t just play out in fiction. From Wordnik.com. [Cheer!] Reference
Young and idealistic, they’ll abandon him in droves as they awake from their enthrallment. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Ed Schultz Tells Robert Gibbs He’s ‘Full Of Sh*t’ And ‘You’re Losing Your Base’] Reference
Plus, he didn’t know how the enthrallment of moondust might affect Gunslinger’s incredible marksmanship. From Wordnik.com. [Masked] Reference
"For many of us the fascination with elephants goes back to our early childhood and this book is the result of such a long enthrallment. From Wordnik.com. [The Hindu - Front Page] Reference
(9) At times if we’ve come under the enthrallment of our selfish desires. From Wordnik.com. [The Throwing Star Weapon] Reference
), by audiences who watch it in a state of enthrallment (which is one notch up from enchantment). From Wordnik.com. [Hey, WALL-E: Shoot for the Top] Reference
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