riveting

verb

  1. 1

    To attach or fasten parts by using rivets.

  2. 2

    To install rivets.

  3. 3

    To command the attention of.

  4. 4

    To make firm or immovable.

    “Terror riveted him to the spot.”

noun

  1. 1

    The act of joining with rivets.

  2. 2

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

  3. 3

    A set of rivets; rivets collectively.

adjective

  1. 1

    Commanding the attention of spectators.

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