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There's a latter-day notion that artsy hippie types in the 1960s disdained the space program. Not in my experience they didn't. We watched, transfixed with reverence, not even making rude remarks about President Nixon during his phone call to the astronauts.
Patrick Nielsen Hayden

Meaning of "transfixed" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TRANSFIXED

transfixed  [trænsˈfɪkst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRANSFIXED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Transfixed is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES TRANSFIXED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of transfixed in the English dictionary

The definition of transfixed in the dictionary is rendered motionless, esp with horror or shockto stand transfixed.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TRANSFIXED


basifixed
ˈbeɪsɪˌfɪkst
betwixt
bɪˈtwɪkst
dorsifixed
ˈdɔːsɪˌfɪkst
fixed
fɪkst
fixt
fɪkst
mixed
mɪkst
prefixed
ˈpriːfɪkst
ready-mixed
ˌrɛdɪˈmɪkst
sixte
sɪkst
transfixt
trænsˈfɪkst
unfixed
ʌnˈfɪkst
unmixed
ʌnˈmɪkst
well-fixed
ˌwɛlˈfɪkst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TRANSFIXED

transferrer
transferrible
transferrin
transferring
transfiguration
transfigure
transfigurement
transfinite
transfinite number
transfix
transfixion
transfixt
transform
transformable
transformation
transformational
transformational component
transformational grammar
transformational rule
transformational rules

WORDS THAT END LIKE TRANSFIXED

boxed
flummoxed
foxed
indexed
inflexed
jinxed
letterboxed
oversexed
overtaxed
perplexed
relaxed
sexed
undersexed
unindexed
unrelaxed
unsexed
untaxed
unwaxed
vexed
well-mixed

Synonyms and antonyms of transfixed in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «TRANSFIXED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «transfixed» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of transfixed

Translation of «transfixed» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TRANSFIXED

Find out the translation of transfixed to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of transfixed from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «transfixed» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

呆若木鸡
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

transfigurado
570 millions of speakers

English

transfixed
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बांधे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الذهول
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пронзенный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

paralisada
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

transfixed
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

transpercé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Transfixed
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gebannt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

くぎ付け
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Transfixed
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sững
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மாற்றிப்பொருத்தப்படுகிறது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ट्रान्सफिक्सक्स
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mıhlanmış
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

trafitta
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przebita
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

простромлений
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

transfigurat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποσβολωμένος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vasgenael
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

borrade
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

transfixed
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of transfixed

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TRANSFIXED»

The term «transfixed» is regularly used and occupies the 73.131 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TRANSFIXED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about transfixed

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6 QUOTES WITH «TRANSFIXED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word transfixed.
1
Peter Benchley
We do not just fear our predators, we are transfixed by them. We are prone to weave stories and fables and chat endlessly about them.
2
Raymond E. Feist
As a kid, I sat transfixed watching Ray Harryhausen's '7th Voyage of Sinbad.'
3
Ariel Garten
Much of the time, we're transfixed by all of the ways we can reflect ourselves into the world. And we can barely find the time to reflect deeply back in on our own selves.
4
Patrick Nielsen Hayden
There's a latter-day notion that artsy hippie types in the 1960s disdained the space program. Not in my experience they didn't. We watched, transfixed with reverence, not even making rude remarks about President Nixon during his phone call to the astronauts.
5
Lewis Thomas
Music is the effort we make to explain to ourselves how our brains work. We listen to Bach transfixed because this is listening to a human mind.
6
Isabel Yosito
What is this powerful have over my tub? Surely, I am transfixed by your firecracker charm and your suspended electrified wit.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRANSFIXED»

Discover the use of transfixed in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to transfixed and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Chamberlain Case: the legal saga that transfixed the nation
A baby disappears from a tent near Uluru in the sandy desert of central Australia.
Ken Crispin, 2012
2
Psyche Transfixed
Expect the unexpected and don't wonder about how things happen.
Misty Lee, 2010
3
Alarms and excursions: and other transports transfixed
Does not include any railway cartoons.
Rowland Emett, 1977
4
Mastery of Surgery
The proximal and distal branches of the gastroduodenal artery are transfixed. A third suture, U type in configuration, is necessary to transfix the transverse pancreatic branch of the artery. Fig. 5. The surgeon's right index finger and thumb are.
Josef E. Fischer, Kirby I. Bland, Mark P. Callery, 2006
5
Transfixed by You:
Taking inspiration from my up and coming novel ‘Transfixed by You’ due for release early 2015, I have compiled a novella which introduces Sébastien’s and Amber’s love story.
J. L. Thomas, 2014
6
Ramón María Del Valle-Inclán: Questions of Gender
Woman. Transfixed: Plotting. the. Fe/Male. Gaze. in. "Rosarito". MARYELLEN BIEDER One of Valle-Inclan's most masterful and memorable short stories, " Rosarito," models the author's narrative strategies and gender coding at the turn of the ...
Carol Maier, Roberta L. Salper, 1994
7
The Miracle Worker
She stands transfixed. ANNIE freezes on the pump handle: there is a change in the sundown light, and with it a change in HELEN'S face, some light coming into it we have never seen there, some struggle in the depths behind it; and her lips ...
William Gibson, 2008
8
Work Ethic
In Shoot (1971). he had himself shot; in Five Day Locker Piece (1971 ). he was locked in a locker for five days; and in Transfixed (197 4). he was nailed, crucifixstyle, to the top of a Volkswagen Beetle. Burden's performances were almost ...
Helen Anne Molesworth, M. Darsie Alexander, Julia Bryan-Wilson, 2003
9
Clavis Virgiliana; or A vocabulary of all the words in ...
traj£ctus, par. trajected, thrust, stabbed through, JE. i. 355. x. 348. transfixed with, or having them drawn through, JE. ii. 273. t. 488. broke, pierced, bored through, JE. ix. 419. x. 339. trajicio, v. 3. I pierce through, JE. ix. 634. ^ pass, JE. vi.
‎1815
10
Beyond the Image Machine: A History of Visual Technologies
Locomotives, antigravity, and Rene Magritte's Time Transfixed (1938) Another remarkable work that shares common characteristics with Holbein's painting and Vertov's film is Rene Magritte's Time Transfixed (1938). Although this work is less  ...
David Tomas, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRANSFIXED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term transfixed is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The US Republican race: Transfixed by Trump
He's been called "the world's greatest troll" and "a cancer on conservatism." Donald Trump's surge to the top of the Republican presidential race has come as a ... «Deutsche Welle, Jul 15»
2
China transfixed by lurid saga of celebrity healer held for 'murdering …
He has proclaimed himself a master of Qigong, an ancient Chinese healing and martial arts practice, and he has rubbed shoulders with some of China's leading ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
3
Transfixed by the face of Jesus: Pilgrims at the Shroud of Turin
“I was transfixed looking at the face,” said Peter Taylor, a seminarian for the diocese of Middlesbrough, England in an interview with CNA. “I just couldn't tear my ... «Catholic News Agency, Jun 15»
4
The Story Behind a Chechen Wedding That Transfixed Russia and …
Chechen bride Louisa Goilabiyeva, 17, is escorted by the head of the Chechen leader's administration, Magomed Daudov, to a wedding registry office for her ... «Newsweek, May 15»
5
Mayweather vs Pacquiao: World transfixed by the fight of the century
After half a decade of machinations and manoeuvres, of screaming hoopla and lavish excess that would make a billionaire blush, it all comes down to this. «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
6
Cows become transfixed by sound of musician serenading them …
A didgeridoo maker demonstrated the power of music when he played a tune and caused a herd of cows to stand to attention. Italian musician Andrea Furlan ... «Daily Mail, Apr 15»
7
Shreekant Sambrani: Transfixed in soil
Which is the least reformed sector of the Indian economy? No prizes for guessing the obvious answer, agriculture. But that is not open season for the ... «Business Standard, Apr 15»
8
Herdwick Shepherd: The life that has transfixed 45000 people
The Herdwick Shepherd, James Rebanks, is the latest of several generations to have tended flocks in the Lake District, but he now has a book and 45,000 ... «BBC News, Apr 15»
9
'My little girl was transfixed'
My little girl was transfixed as her idols Anna and Elsa skated to songs from the film – with the special effect of snow sprayed onto the rink throughout. «Lancashire Evening Post, Mar 15»
10
Review: Blood Runs Green - The Murder That Transfixed Gilded …
It was a crime almost as sensational in its day as Jack the Ripper's attacks on prostitutes. In the spring of 1889, just months after five women were murdered in ... «Irish Times, Mar 15»

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