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riveting

 adjective
     
riv‧et‧ing
something that is riveting is so interesting or exciting that you cannot stop watching it or listening to it [= fascinating]:
a riveting performance
His story makes riveting listening.
WORD FOCUS: interesting WORD FOCUS: interesting
similar words: absorbing, intriguing
very interesting: fascinating, gripping, riveting, engrossing, enthralling, spellbinding

➔ See also interesting
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