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View definitions for rivetted

rivetted

verb as in absorb

verb as in ogle

verb as in rubberneck

verb as in stare

verb as in transfix

verb as in bury

verb as in affix

verb as in fix

verb as in grip

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Example Sentences

As for me, I was rivetted to the spot from the moment she went in till the moment when she came out again.

I now begin to despair, and am almost inclined to think that your sedentary life has rivetted your chains, and cut off your wings.

My eyes were rivetted upon the doctor's for fully a minute in silence.

He was about raising his eyes despairingly, when something on the ground caught his glance, and kept it rivetted.

Dr. Marchmont sought to draw his attention another way, but it was rivetted to the spot they were quitting.

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On this page you'll find 1132 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to rivetted, such as: attract, captivate, charm, delight, enchant, and entertain.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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