spellbinding

(verb) to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe. Synonyms: fascinate, transfix, grip, spellbind. Example: "The snake charmer fascinates the cobra."

(verb) attract strongly, as if with a magnet. Synonyms: magnetize, mesmerize, mesmerise, magnetise, bewitch, spellbind. Example: "She magnetized the audience with her tricks."

(verb) put into a trance. Synonyms: entrance, spellbind.

(adj) attracting and holding interest as if by a spell. Synonyms: hypnotic, mesmeric, mesmerizing. Examples: "Read the bedtime story in a hypnotic voice." "She had a warm mesmeric charm." "The sheer force of his presence was mesmerizing." "A spellbinding description of life in ancient rome."