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Grammar : Verb
Spell : en-cheyn
Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈtʃeɪn



Definition of enchaining

  • As in bind : verb fasten, secure
  • As in enslave : verb make someone a servant
  • As in entangle : verb involve, mix up
Example sentences :
  • To those with any decency, the creed of Freedom was—of all—the most enchaining.
  • Extract from : « The Dark Flower » by John Galsworthy
  • At the last pair De Lara looks not, the first enchaining his attention.
  • Extract from : « The Flag of Distress » by Mayne Reid
  • Was there freedom, was there enchaining, was there even a height rising from higher.
  • Extract from : « Geography and Plays » by Gertrude Stein
  • Le Loutre made no answer, for now events on the battlefield were enchaining every eye.
  • Extract from : « The Raid From Beausejour; And How The Carter Boys Lifted The Mortgage » by Charles G. D. Roberts
  • Yet Magic often has its revenge upon Animism: enchaining by mysterious uniformities the god himself.
  • Extract from : « The Origin of Man and of his Superstitions » by Carveth Read
  • He can as truly deliver the body from the most persistent and enchaining habit, as he can wholly convert the mind and heart.
  • Extract from : « The Wonders of Prayer » by Various
  • And all these marvelous changes imparted to love that sweet sadness which is beyond all words poetic and enchaining.
  • Extract from : « The Man Between » by Amelia E. Barr
  • He no longer sought the company of others as a relief from his cares; he found an enchaining attraction to his own fireside.
  • Extract from : « Tales and Legends of the English Lakes » by Wilson Armistead
  • Baltic had the gift of enchaining his hearers, and the audience hung upon his speech with breathless attention.
  • Extract from : « The Bishop's Secret » by Fergus Hume
  • The whole form a great body of fine and thoughtful work, which is as enchaining as its meaning is often profound.
  • Extract from : « Beacon Lights of History, Volume XIV » by John Lord

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