mesmerizing stare
Hypnotic fixed look
A mesmerizing stare is a gaze so intense or compelling that it holds someone's attention completely, as if hypnotized.
The phrase evokes the fixed, penetrating look of a snake charmer or hypnotist: She fixed him with a mesmerizing stare that made him forget what he was saying.
The effect suggests being unable to look away.
- hypnoticInducing trance or slumber
- gazeFixed, intent look
- tranceSemiconscious, unresponsive condition
- captivatingDeeply holding one's attention
- spellboundHeld as if enchanted
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mesmerizing starevacant stare
Unfocused, uncomprehending expression
blank expression · dead eyes · thousand-yard stare · glazed look
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