Does the Word Enthralled Mean?

Today the word is often used in its participle form, "enthralled," which sometimes means "temporarily spellbound" ("we listened, enthralled, to the old woman's oral history"), but more often suggests a state of being generally captivated, delighted, or taken by some particular thing.

What does it mean to be enthralled by someone?

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishen‧thral British English, enthrall American English /ɪnˈθrɔːl $ -ˈθrɒːl/ verb (enthralled, enthralling) [transitive] to make someone very interested and excited, so that they listen or watch something very carefullybe enthralled by/with somebody/something The children were ...

Can someone be enthralling?

When things captivate or grip you, they're enthralling. You can find another person enthralling, or a well-made movie, a wonderful concert, or an entrancing painting in a museum.

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