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mesmerising

/ˈmɛzməˌraɪzɪŋ/ /ˈmɛsməˌraɪzɪŋ/

Meanings
verb
To exercise mesmerism on; to affect another person, such as to heal or soothe, through the use of animal magnetism.

Examples :

"The old healer, with gentle hands, was mesmerising the injured bird, hoping to soothe its pain and encourage it to heal. "
mind sensation supernatural

Related Words

Illustration magnetism

magnetism noun

/ˈmæɡ.nəˌtɪz.əm/

The property of being magnetic.

"The refrigerator door stays closed because of the magnetism of the magnetic strip. "

Illustration encourage

encourage verb

/ɪnˈkʌɹɪdʒ/ /ɪnˈkɝɹɪdʒ/

To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit.

"I encouraged him during his race."

Illustration affect

affect verb

/əˈfɛkt/ /ˈæ.fɛkt/

To influence or alter.

"The experience affected me deeply."

Illustration injured

injured verb

/ˈɪndʒəd/ /ˈɪndʒɚd/

To wound or cause physical harm to a living creature.

"The fall injured the child's knee. "

Illustration through

through noun

/θɹuː/ /θɹu/

A large slab of stone laid in a dry-stone wall from one side to the other; a perpend.

"The dry-stone wall used a large, flat through to support the top stones. "

Illustration mesmerized

mesmerized verb

/ˈmɛzməˌraɪzd/ /ˈmɛzməˌraɪzd/

To exercise mesmerism on; to affect another person, such as to heal or soothe, through the use of animal magnetism.

"The hypnotist mesmerized the student, causing her to feel calm and focused during the test. "

Illustration audience

audience noun

/ˈɔːdi.əns/

A group of people within hearing; specifically, a large gathering of people listening to or watching a performance, speech, etc.

"We joined the audience just as the lights went down."

Illustration spellbind

spellbind verb

/ˈspɛlˌbaɪnd/

To captivate, or hold the attention of, as if by a magic spell; to entrance.

"The storyteller's amazing voice and gestures spellbound the children in the library. "

Illustration mesmerism

mesmerism noun

/ˈmɛzməˌɹɪzəm/

The method or power of gaining control over someone's personality or actions, as in hypnosis or suggestion.

"The cult leader used mesmerism to convince his followers to give him all their money. "

Illustration exercise

exercise noun

/ˈɛk.sə.saɪz/ /ˈɛk.sɚ.saɪz/

Any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability.

"The teacher told us that the next exercise is to write an essay."

Illustration another

another pronoun

/æˈnʌð.ə(ɹ)/ /əˈnʌð.ə(ɹ)/ /æˈnʌð.ɚ/ /əˈnʌð.ɚ/

An additional one of the same kind.

"There is one sterling and here is another"

Illustration enthrall

enthrall verb

/ɪnˈθrɔːl/ /ɛnˈθrɔːl/

To hold spellbound; to bewitch, charm or captivate.

"The magician's tricks enthralled the children, holding their attention completely. "