Riveting

Word RIVETING
Character 8
Hyphenation riv et ing
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Riveting"

What do we mean by riveting?

Wholly absorbing or engrossing one's attention; fascinating. adjective

The act or method of joining with rivets. noun

Rivets taken collectively. noun

The act of joining with rivets; the act of spreading out and clinching the end, as of a rivet, by beating or pressing. noun

The whole set of rivets, collectively. noun

Riveting in which the ends or edges of plates form a butt joint, and are fastened together by being riveted to a narrow strip which covers the joint. noun

Riveting in which the rivets, in two or more rows along the seam, are set one behind the other. noun

Riveting in which the rivets in one row are set opposite the spaces between the rivets in the next row. noun

In lap riveting, two rows of rivets along the seam; in butt riveting, four rows, two on each side of the joint. noun

Riveting in which the ends or edges of plates overlap and are riveted together. noun

Present participle of rivet. verb

Commanding the attention of spectators. adjective

The act of joining with rivets. noun

The act of spreading out and clinching the end, as of a rivet, by beating or pressing. noun

A set of rivets; rivets collectively. noun

Capable of arousing and holding the attention adjective

To attach or fasten parts by using rivets.

To install rivets.

To command the attention of.

To make firm or immovable.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Riveting

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The word "riveting" in example sentences

"Maguire more than makes up for what the book may lack in riveting action with his signature skilled wordplay and profound philosophies on life." ❋ Unknown (2010)

It's even better when the story is riveting from the get-go and manages to ramp up the tension with each chapter. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Winter had been long months in riveting them, and not in a day were they to be broken, not even by the thunderbolt of spring. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The fact that this movie, an endless series of talking heads, somehow manages to be riveting, is proof of his concept. ❋ Unknown (2005)

We don't know the identity of the corpse that will follow the pope in riveting the nation's attention. ❋ Unknown (2005)

And what you're saying is riveting, which is why I'm not breaking in to ask you any questions. ❋ Unknown (2004)

What you're saying is truly riveting, which is why I'm not breaking into asking questions. ❋ Unknown (2004)

And although I found the first 400 or so pages of TKO very interesting (and the remainder something rather less than "riveting"), on the whole my impression of Littell is that he needs to get over himself -- big time. ❋ Unknown (2010)

All three are responsible for one of the most talked-up documentaries to come out of Sundance this year, a film that is being billed as a "reality thriller" and has been heralded by critics as "riveting" and "unforgettable." ❋ Unknown (2010)

Heath's performance is the best thing about the movie, BUT it was ALSO the superb direction by director Christopher Nolan for creating a long, but very intensly "riveting" movie which, to my surprize, GREATLY surpasses the job that was done on "Batman Begins". ❋ Unknown (2008)

Smith contributes seven essays on Milton in which Shakespeare briefly appears to answer charges that he couldn't equal Milton's "riveting" interrogations of free will and liberty and has to manage instead with "staggering performances of his plays." ❋ Kermode, Frank (2009)

In case it makes anyone feel any better, Mayer confesses on the video that she, too, finds the show "riveting" and "addictive" and "could not wait" for the next episode. ❋ Unknown (2008)

You know the ones I'm talking about, because you see them in blurbs and reviews all the time: "riveting," or "haunting," or even "heartbreaking." ❋ Erika D. (2008)

Bright Lights Film Journal calls it "riveting" and says it is "usually ranked as one of the best of the genre". ❋ Divers (2007)

In fact, just a handful of senior aides have seen the show and report it to be "riveting" and "pretty vivid." ❋ Unknown (2007)

For me the strength here remember you coaxed "riveting" out of our fearless leader lay in the concrete situation -- horrifying or not -- but when you get to the plot elements it sort-of goes flabby. ❋ Miss Snark (2006)

The patent spelled out how a robot could perform a variety of fantastic tasks during industrial production, such as riveting, welding and transport. ❋ Peter Zura (2005)

Her April 1994 performance of John Corigliano's Fantasia on an Ostinato was described by the Newark Star-Ledger (Paul Somers) as "riveting". ❋ Unknown (1996)

But not even there did he go so far as to suggest that the Republican government was itself "riveting" Fascism on to the Spanish workers. ❋ Unknown (1994)

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