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riveted
[ riv-i-tid ]
adjective
- fixed in place with or as if with rivets, fastened firmly:
The two sections of the screen are attached to each other with a riveted hinge.
The skillet features a riveted handle which provides a cool and safe grip for the user.
- having or using rivets:
Denim for the riveted work pants came from a mill in New Hampshire that was known for the quality of its fabrics.
- firmly attentive:
Last winter, the professor lectured on Darwin to a riveted audience in the Plainfield Opera House.
verb
- the simple past tense and past participle of rivet.
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³Ü²Ô·°ù¾±±¹Â·±ð³Ù·±ð»å adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of riveted1
Example Sentences
“I was braced for gloom and doom, and I found myself riveted and inspired by how these people were existing in that environment and, despite it all, finding happiness, finding love, finding meaning,†Loftin said.
Like everyone, I was riveted and horrified while watching the live coverage from the Capitol on January 6, and absolutely felt like this was America’s Reichstag moment.
The jurors — a diverse cross-section of Manhattan residents and professional backgrounds — often appeared riveted by testimony in the trial, including from Cohen and Daniels.
“I didn’t know his name, but I was riveted by the power of the song’s message of social outrage and to see Dylan reporting like a journalist through his music and lyrics.â€
Daniels’ sometimes graphic testimony over two days riveted jurors and drew upset from defense attorneys who decried it on Thursday as prejudicial and overly gratuitous.
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