dazzle Definition
daz·zle (daz′əl)
transitive verb daz′·zled, daz′·zling
- to overpower or dim the vision of with very bright light or moving lights
- to confuse, surprise, or overpower as by a brilliant display or exceptional qualities
Etymology: freq. of daze
intransitive verb
- to be overpowered by glare
- to arouse admiration by a brilliant display
noun
- the act of dazzling
- something that dazzles
dazzle Related Forms
daz′·zle·ment noun
daz′·zlingly adverb
dazzle Synonyms
dazzle Usage Examples
Object
- crowd: Test your knowledge at a quiz night, place your bets at a race or dazzle the crowd at karaoke.
- audience: Mew also used lighting to its full effect as flashing neon boxes dazzled the audience in time with the beat of the music.
- eye: Some people find the drops make their eyes dazzled or their sight will be blurred.
- driver: True, I do dazzle some drivers even in broad daylight - I know ' cos they flash me.
- everyone: Jessie bounds toward me, making me dazzle everyone with a brilliant smile.
- user: However be careful that headlights don't dazzle other road users.
Subject
- headlight: Cyclists are dazzled by full beam headlights, like everyone else.
- light: You may be dazzled more easily by bright lights.
- illumination: Must see: Be dazzled by the illuminations in Blackpool and glimpse rare Black rhinos at Chester Zoo.
Modifies a noun
motorist: Or call royal river dazzle motorists a visit to.
Modifying Another Word
- so: Waiting for a bus, I'm so dazzled I can't see the numbers.
- not: China's charms must not dazzle us I bumped into the FA's executive director David Davies at Heathrow this week.
- n't: The fact that she does n't dazzle you with over the top of anything is exactly her charm.
- still: Future Soul Solaris may be just Steven Soderbergh trying his hand at another genre, but its elegance still dazzles, says Jonathan Romney.
- again: Phil Gates returned to again dazzle with his shimmering pop brilliance, exemplified in " Rainbow Days " .
- too: Do not get too dazzled by the celebrity A-list either.
Noun used with modifier
- razzle: CHICAGO slips effortlessly from stage to screen without losing any of its original razzle dazzle.
- river: Or call royal river dazzle motorists a visit to.
Preposition: by

