1. completely absorbed or fascinated by something

1. past tense of rivet: to fasten with metal bolts or pins
2. past tense of rivet: to hold someone’s attention completely

Examples

• The audience was riveted by the magician’s performance.
• She sat riveted to her seat during the thrilling movie.
• The workers riveted the steel beams together.
• His eyes were riveted on the approaching storm.
• The metal plates were riveted to the ship’s hull.
• The children were riveted by the storyteller’s tale.
• The bridge was riveted with thousands of steel bolts.