(~s, mesmerizing, ~d)
Note: in BRIT, also use 'mesmerise'
If you are ~d by something, you are so interested in it or so attracted to it that you cannot think about anything else.
He was absolutely mesmerised by Pavarotti on television...
There was something about Pearl that mesmerised her.
VERB: be V-ed, V n
~d
I sat ~d long after the fairground closed.
ADJ: usu v-link ADJ
mesmerizing
She has a mesmerising smile.
ADJ: ADJ n