1. completely absorbed or fascinated by something
Usage: often followed by ‘by’ or ‘to’

Examples

• The audience was rivetted by the magician’s performance.
• She sat rivetted to the television during the breaking news.
• The children were rivetted by the storyteller’s tale.
• He remained rivetted by the documentary about space exploration.
• The students were rivetted by their teacher’s dramatic reading.
• I was completely rivetted by the mystery novel.