Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

entrancing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.23 in modern English

Syllables: en-tranc-ing
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of entrance

adj

Causing a trance-like state; hypnotic.

adj

Causing ecstasy or rapture; enrapturing; charming.

noun

The process by which somebody is entranced.

Example Sentences

"But, behind and above them all, hovered the shape of that awful woman, and through them gleamed the memory of her entrancing loveliness."
"[…] as baby kisses here, that are almost meaningless plays, come to an age of adolescence and to romantic entrancings."

Inflected Forms

more entrancing (comparative) most entrancing (superlative) entrancings (plural)

Derived Forms

entrancingly unentrancing

Synonyms

bewitching captivating enchanting enthralling fascinating

Questions

What does entrancing mean?: present participle and gerund of entrance

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