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hypnotic

[hip-not-ik] / hɪpˈnɒt ɪk /


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That intro synth loop is very Whigs v2, in that it feels like it got borrowed from the Twilight Singers, as is the gently hypnotic backbeat and the female vocals.

From Salon Aug. 25, 2026

So you get a track like Where Do We Go, which marries a sashaying Afrobeats rhythm to a hypnotic electronic pulse.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

Part of the appeal is aesthetic: There is a hypnotic pleasure for some people in seeing grime pressure-washed away.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

“Maddie’s Secret” isn’t much of a secret, not if you remember those made-for-TV malady movies that turned subjects like bulimia into hypnotic melodramas.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2026

I rub a bare foot across the hypnotic swirls of the thick Tribal mg on the floor.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir




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