en ‧ thral BrE AmE British English , enthrall American English /ɪnˈθrɔːl $ -ˈθrɒːl/ verb ( past tense and past participle enthralled , present participle enthralling ) [transitive usually passive]
to make someone very interested and excited, so that they listen or watch something very carefully
be enthralled by/with somebody/something
The children were enthralled by the story she was telling
—enthralled adjective