English / phrase
Absorb Someone's Attention
MEANING IN ENGLISH
To fully captivate or fascinate another person's attention through compelling content
In context
01
The author’s lyrical description of the stormy moors managed to absorb someone's attention from the very first paragraph.
02
It requires brilliant dialogue and nuanced subtext to absorb someone's attention without resorting to cheap melodrama.
Synonyms
captivate someone,fascinate another,mesmerize someone
Antonyms
disenchant someone,alienate an audience,lose someone's interest
Collocations
absorb someone's attention quickly,absorb someone's complete attention,fail to absorb someone's attention