RIVETING


Meaning of RIVETING in English

riv ‧ et ‧ ing /ˈrɪvətɪŋ, ˈrɪvɪtɪŋ/ BrE AmE adjective

something that is riveting is so interesting or exciting that you cannot stop watching it or listening to it SYN fascinating :

a riveting performance

His story makes riveting listening.

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THESAURUS

▪ interesting keeping your attention and making you want to know more:

There’s an interesting article in the newspaper today.

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The lecture was really interesting.

▪ fascinating very interesting:

a fascinating subject

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Everything about ancient Egypt is absolutely fascinating.

▪ stimulating giving you new ideas or experiences in a way that is interesting and enjoyable:

a stimulating conversation

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I found him very stimulating to be with and full of ideas.

▪ intriguing interesting because of being unusual, mysterious, or unexpected, so that you want to find out more:

Their research has produced some intriguing results.

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These discoveries raise intriguing questions about the relationship between viral genes and the normal genes of the cell.

▪ absorbing/engrossing interesting in a way that keeps your attention completely or for a long time:

Growing your own vegetables can be an absorbing hobby.

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her engrossing first novel

▪ gripping/riveting/compelling used about a very interesting story, film etc that you feel you must keep reading or watching:

a gripping story of love and death

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He gives a riveting performance as a tough street cop.

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There is something compelling about his work.

▪ enthralling /ɪnˈθrɔːlɪŋ $ -ˈθrɒːl-/ very interesting and exciting – used especially about a performance you are watching or listening to:

Pakistan won an enthralling match by two wickets.

▪ spellbinding very interesting because of being so strange, unusual, or wonderful:

The book is a spellbinding tale of her life in China.

▪ I couldn’t put it down spoken used when saying that a book was so interesting that you could not stop reading it:

It’s a great book – I found that I couldn’t put it down.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.