rivet attention

rivet someone's attention

Fig. to keep someone's attention fixed [on something]. The movie riveted the audience's attention. Professor Jones's lecture riveted the students' attention.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Shulamit	-	Hebrew
Ulysses	['ju:lisi:z]
Hefin	-	Welsh
Roxana	rahk-SAN-ə (English), rok-SAHN-ah (Spanish)	English, Spanish, Romanian, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Ozihel	-	Biblical Latin
Kendrick	['kendrik]