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raptly adverb uk /ˈræpt.li/ us /ˈræpt.li/ If you watch or listen raptly, you give something your complete attention: The audience listened raptly. I'm reminded of those who sit in front of a TV, staring raptly at the screen. The volunteers sat at wooden tables, raptly taking notes. The 42,000 fans who filled the stadium stopped everything and watched raptly. About 120 people attended last night's meeting, listening raptly as officials presented the latest statistics. Such is the force of the conductor's authority that the musicians follow him raptly. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Excited, interested and enthusiastic abubble aflutter agog all of a flutteridiom amped enthusiastically entranced evangelical evangelistic evangelistically go ahead lean towards sth make (all) the right, correct, etc. noisesidiom mood nuts omnivorous zealous zealously zestful zestfully
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