trancelike
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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At times, one of the sisters fell into a trancelike state.
From Literature
The fever sent me into a trancelike state in which I didn’t even wish to recover.
From Literature
The competitors are in a trancelike state, building a stratagem.
From Los Angeles Times
Suddenly, the song transitions into a trancelike chant but no words are uttered.
From New York Times
In some orders of Sufism, a branch of Islam, whirling dervishes spin in circles as a form of religious dance in which the movement induces a spiritual and trancelike state.
From Scientific American
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