transfixed

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For a moment all were silent as they gazed, transfixed, at the vast form that towered two hundred feet above them.

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  1. In heraldry, represented as pierced with a spear, sword, or other weapon, which is always specified.

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  • Felessan gently righted the little beast and then stood transfixed, the expression on his exultant face plainly visible to his friends as Impression was made. —  Dragon Drums
  • She stood there, transfixed, a bemused expression on her face as she watched the every movement of… Aydrian Boudabras. —  IMMORTALIS
  • He stood, transfixed, as her dark scalp appeared, still covered in membrane, then as the perfect little body slipped into Jake's big hands. —  Kate Douglas, Lacy Danes, Morgan Hawke - Sexy Beast III
  • The Prime Minister instantly turned round, raised his glass to his eye, and with an angry and contemptuous glare, transfixed--me! —  Memoirs of Sir Wemyss Reid 1842-1885
  • For an instant she stood as though transfixed, and then, with a curious muffled cry, broke away from him and turned to go below Keep your mouth shut, lass, till proper time," he called after her, as she descended the steps hastily again. —  The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker
 

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