riveting
adjective
[ ˈrɪvɪtɪŋ ]
• completely engrossing; compelling.
• "the book is a riveting account of the legendary freedom fighter"
rivet
verb
• join or fasten (plates of metal) with a rivet or rivets.
• "the linings are bonded, not riveted, to the brake shoes for longer wear"
• hold (someone or something) fast so as to make them incapable of movement.
• "the grip on her arm was firm enough to rivet her to the spot"
Similar:
fixed,
rooted,
frozen,
unable to move,
motionless,
unmoving,
immobile,
stock-still,
as still as a statue,
as if turned to stone,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French, from river ‘fix, clinch’, of unknown ultimate origin.
