as in to fascinate
to hold the attention of as if by a spell
the crowd was hypnotized by the powerful, eloquent speaker
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Still, this is hypnotizing work in a flawed film that’s hard to shake off.
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Tim Grierson, Vulture, 14 July 2024
Her ease with melody and the featherlight articulation of heavy emotions position Krieger among the most disarming, hypnotizing singer-songwriters to emerge in recent years.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 13 Sep. 2024
What’s real and what isn’t blur together to create a hypnotizing effect, accentuated by the intoxicating tropical atmosphere.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 1 Sep. 2024
The music video, directed by Bijoy Shetty, contains three minutes and 54 seconds of dizzying, high-octane visuals that, paired with the hypnotizing audio, will have you at the edge of your seat, holding a stank face, and nodding to the beat.
—Isha Sharma, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2024
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Tim Grierson, Vulture, 14 July 2024
Her ease with melody and the featherlight articulation of heavy emotions position Krieger among the most disarming, hypnotizing singer-songwriters to emerge in recent years.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 13 Sep. 2024
What’s real and what isn’t blur together to create a hypnotizing effect, accentuated by the intoxicating tropical atmosphere.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 1 Sep. 2024
The music video, directed by Bijoy Shetty, contains three minutes and 54 seconds of dizzying, high-octane visuals that, paired with the hypnotizing audio, will have you at the edge of your seat, holding a stank face, and nodding to the beat.
—Isha Sharma, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2024
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“Hypnotize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypnotize. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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