tranced

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adjective

Held as if in a trance; captivated.

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Meanings

adjectivetranced (comparative more tranced, superlative most tranced)

comparative more tranced · superlative most tranced

  1. Held as if in a trance; captivated.

    For an instant, the tranced boat's crew stood still.

    1851 November 14, Herman Melville, chapter 135, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC

Origin

From trance + -ed.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

tranced. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tranced

MLA

“tranced.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tranced. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tranced,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tranced.

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