riveted

[US]/'rivitid/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

fastened with rivets; married.

Phrases & Collocations

riveted steel

riveted joint

riveted connection

riveted construction

Example Sentences

all eyeswere riveted on him.

I was absolutely riveted by herstory.

My attention was riveted by a slight movement in the bushes.

he was riveted by the newsreels shown on television.

Their eyes were riveted on the speaker.

the linings are bonded, not riveted, to the brake shoes for longer wear.

The metal plates used in making ships used to be riveted together, but now they are usually welded.

No sooner had I crossed their threshold than my eyes were riveted to a young blueeyed beauty with waves of flaxen hair cascading down her white and blue ski jacket.

As he walked away towards his car she wanted to run after him, but she felt frozen, riveted to the spot.

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