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transfixed - definition and meaning
Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
In heraldry , represented as pierced with a spear, sword, or other weapon, which is always specified.
from Wiktionary , Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
adjective Rendered motionless by completely focused attention, rapt , entranced , mesmerized .
verb Simple past tense and past participle of transfix .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
adjective having your attention fixated as though by a spell
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Those that had stood in transfixed legions weeping with beatific emotion on election night turned into an angry mob saying how "disappointed" they were that they'd not all immediately been translated to heaven the moment Obama stepped into the White House!
Frank Schaeffer: Obama's Critics Are Dead Wrong Frank Schaeffer 2010
Those that had stood in transfixed legions weeping with beatific emotion on election night turned into an angry mob saying how "disappointed" they were that they'd not all immediately been translated to heaven the moment Obama stepped into the White House!
Frank Schaeffer: Obama's Critics Are Dead Wrong Frank Schaeffer 2010
Those that had stood in transfixed legions weeping with beatific emotion on election night turned into an angry mob saying how "disappointed" they were that they'd not all immediately been translated to heaven the moment Obama stepped into the White House!
Frank Schaeffer: Obama's Critics Are Dead Wrong Frank Schaeffer 2010
Washington remains 'transfixed ' by Iraq, though the consequences of inattention to Afghanistan are severe.
Max Bergmann: Time to Focus on the Greatest Danger 2008
Dancers Faye O'Neil and Katrina Redfern said the singer was "transfixed " as she watched them perform a sexy routine.
Femalefirst.co.uk - Celebrity Gossip + Lifestyle Magazine 2010
Dancers Faye O'Neil and Katrina Redfern said the singer was "transfixed " as she watched them perform a sexy routine.
Tonight 2010
Dancers Faye O'Neil and Katrina Redfern said the singer was "transfixed " as she watched them perform a sexy routine.
Top Stories: BreakingNews.ie 2010
British pole-dances at the club, Faye O'Neill and Katrina Redfern, said the 41-year-old gay icon was 'transfixed ' on the girls, The Sun reported.
Home 2010
Dancers Faye O'Neil and Katrina Redfern said the singer was "transfixed " as she watched them perform a sexy routine.
AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories 2010
British pole-dancers Faye O'Neill, 27 and Katrina Redfern, 20, told how the Australian beauty was "transfixed " as she watched them perform a sexy routine.
Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Views' 2010
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