transfix

[US]/træns'fɪks/
[UK]/træns'fɪks/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. pierce through, nail down with fear, astonish.

Example Sentences

transfix an enemy with a sword

be transfixed with terror

it transfixes its finny prey.

he was transfixed by the pain in her face.

a field mouse is transfixed by the curved talons of an owl.

I've seen more than a few hives throwing off a swarm, and never has one failed to transfix me utterly, or to dumbfound everyone else within sight of it.

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