'enthrall' is an appropriate word to use in written English.
It means to capture the attention of someone and keep them interested, almost like a mesmerizing effect- particularly when used to describe a speech or performance. Example: Her performance was so captivating that it enthralled the entire audience.
See articleThe DSK scandal continued to enthrall France.
WHILE the panoramic view of ocean, mountains and city never ceases to enthrall, living half way up a hillside, over three miles (five kilometres) from the nearest telephone exchange, means putting up with a pretty awful DSL internet connection.
His poetic performances continued to enthrall; at 22, he was at the pinnacle of Parisian society.
Such schemes enthrall the likes of Motorola, Microsoft and now Boeing, which announced on April 29th that it was putting up to $100m into Teledesic, one of these projects.
Life-size Lego figures of Star Wars characters, giant cuddly snow-leopards and a nursery full of baby dolls seem designed to enthrall, not sell.
If Ms Rowling loses her power to enthrall, not even Hollywood's marketing wand will be able to save the day.
Now playing more expansive venues, Kane hasn't lost any of his ability to enthrall.
Nearly 40 years after Abba burst on the scene, Swedish pop continues to amaze and delight and enthrall.
Anatomical details enthrall: hands that touch and grip with tangible pressures, masses of hair given depth and definition by a few highlighted strands.
The final was a bore, but it had held the power to engage, if not enthrall, almost two billion people outside America.
Brain scans enthrall us, in part, because they seem more like "real" science than those elaborate deductive experiments that so many psychologists perform.
