- present participle of mesmerize.
mesmerizing
Frequently Asked Questions
- The film is mesmerizing—I found myself completely under its spell from start to finish.
- He is a mesmerizing speaker known for captivating his audiences.
- There are few things as mesmerizing as a flock of starlings dazzling you with its unpredictable, undulating movements.
Example Sentences
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Challenged with creating movements that speak to character and story, layering a bold, physical narrative over a written one, this season’s Emmy-nominated choreographers made mesmerizing scenes come to life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
America’s most-loved fictional titans, Tony Stark and Bruce Wayne, have bottomless wealth to fund their vigilante adventures, making them especially mesmerizing to an audience raised on rags-to-riches fables.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
The piece slows to a mesmerizing pace as layers of sound build and subside in absorbing ways.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
Bardem already proved with his Oscar-winning portrayal of the stun-gun-toting maniac in “No Country for Old Men” that he has a mesmerizing power in playing sinister characters.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
Peeta and I, on the other hand, are so mesmerizing with our ever-changing coal costumes that most of the other tributes are staring at us.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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