Both Uses of
mesmerize
in
The Memory Keeper’s Daughter
- "Actually, I was mesmerized by your arms," Howard noted, referring to the hundreds of shots David had taken.†
p. 182.7 *mesmerized = spellbound or enthralled
- Hours slid away; she slept and woke and lost track of time, the road spinning out beneath them forever, a dark ribbon bisected by the steady flashes of white, seductive and mesmerizing.†
p. 242.1mesmerizing = spellbinding or enthralling
Definition:
to spellbind or enthrall (completely hold someone's entire attention)
or more rarely: to hypnotize or be in a trance
or more rarely: to hypnotize or be in a trance