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hypnotic

[hip-not-ik] / hɪpˈnɒt ɪk /


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Sleek and hypnotic, it lacks the killer chorus needed to claim the Eurovision crown.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Trade the metronome as it swings back and forth, but don’t let the hypnotic sound lull you into complacency.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Although technically written in 4/4 time, the piano and percussion play eighth-note triplets throughout, creating a soothing, hypnotic effect.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Hoover co-wrote the screenplay alongside Lauren Levine, which is why the film bears the same strangely hypnotic, if confusing, pull as her novels.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

That left her nothing to do but watch in amazement and horror as Arachne worked, her eight legs moving with hypnotic speed, slowly unraveling the silk strands around the statue.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan




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