Associations to the word «Spellbind»

Wiktionary

SPELLBIND, verb. To attract one's attention as if by a magic spell.

Dictionary definition

SPELLBIND, verb. To render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe; "The snake charmer fascinates the cobra".
SPELLBIND, verb. Attract strongly, as if with a magnet; "She magnetized the audience with her tricks".
SPELLBIND, verb. Put into a trance.

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.