adj

riveting

RIH-vih-tihng

adj

So interesting or exciting that it completely holds your attention.

"It was a riveting account of the rescue, told in vivid detail."

noun

The process of joining metal pieces together with rivets.

"Riveting was the standard method of assembling steel-hulled ships."

How to Use Riveting

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishExtremely gripping or engrossing (figurative), or literally the act of fastening with rivets.

Common pairings

riveting story riveting performance absolutely riveting

more riveting comparative, rivetings plural, most riveting superlative

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It was a _____ account of the rescue, told in vivid detail.

From "rivet" plus the "-ing" ending, in the figurative sense of being "fastened" to something by its interest.

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