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  • verb Present participle of transfix.

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Examples

  • None of the storytellers could be described as transfixing yarn spinners.

    NYT > Home Page By STEPHEN HOLDEN 2011

  • Opening his eyes, amazed to find himself still alive, Shevatas saw the monster heaving and twisting its slimy form in fantastic contortions, the sword transfixing its giant jaws.

    The Coming of Conan The Cimmerian Howard, Robert E. 2003

  • Opening his eyes, amazed to find himself still alive, Shevatas saw the monster heaving and twisting its slimy form in fantastic contortions, the sword transfixing its giant jaws.

    The Coming Of Conan The Cimmerian Howard, Robert E. 2003

  • Opening his eyes, amazed to find himself still alive, Shevatas saw the monster heaving and twisting its slimy form in fantastic contortions, the sword transfixing its giant jaws.

    The Conan Chronicles Howard, Robert E. 1989

  • Opening his eyes, amazed to find himself still alive, Shevatas saw the monster heaving and twisting its slimy form in fantastic contortions, the sword transfixing its giant jaws.

    Black Colossus Howard, Robert E. 1979

  • Opening his eyes, amazed to find himself still alive, Shevatas saw the monster heaving and twisting its slimy form in fantastic contortions, the sword transfixing its giant jaws.

    Conan the Freebooter Howard, Robert E. 1968

  • Its smooth, creamy pages are liberally strewn with engravings, portraits of many of the members international and no longer exclusively male, and illustrations of artifacts from the Society Archives -- including a photograph of Newton's death mask, which editor Bill Bryson found "transfixing" on his tour of the basement storeroom.

    Book Review Roundup: What Does The Guy Who Killed Pluto Have To Say For Himself? The Huffington Post News Team 2010

  • Its smooth, creamy pages are liberally strewn with engravings, portraits of many of the members international and no longer exclusively male, and illustrations of artifacts from the Society Archives -- including a photograph of Newton's death mask, which editor Bill Bryson found "transfixing" on his tour of the basement storeroom.

    What Does The Guy Who Killed Pluto Have To Say For Himself? The Huffington Post 2010

  • Its smooth, creamy pages are liberally strewn with engravings, portraits of many of the members international and no longer exclusively male, and illustrations of artifacts from the Society Archives -- including a photograph of Newton's death mask, which editor Bill Bryson found "transfixing" on his tour of the basement storeroom.

    What Does The Guy Who Killed Pluto Have To Say For Himself? The Huffington Post 2010

  • Its smooth, creamy pages are liberally strewn with engravings, portraits of many of the members international and no longer exclusively male, and illustrations of artifacts from the Society Archives -- including a photograph of Newton's death mask, which editor Bill Bryson found "transfixing" on his tour of the basement storeroom.

    Book Review Roundup: What Does The Guy Who Killed Pluto Have To Say For Himself? The Huffington Post News Team 2010

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