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dazzle Definition

daz·zle (dazəl)

transitive verb daz·zled, daz·zling

  1. to overpower or dim the vision of with very bright light or moving lights
  2. to confuse, surprise, or overpower as by a brilliant display or exceptional qualities

Etymology: freq. of daze

intransitive verb

  1. to be overpowered by glare
  2. to arouse admiration by a brilliant display

noun

  1. the act of dazzling
  2. something that dazzles

dazzle Related Forms

daz·zle·ment noun daz·zlingly adverb

dazzle Synonyms

dazzle

v.

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

  • headlight: Cyclists are dazzled by full beam headlights, like everyone else.
  • light: You may be dazzled more easily by bright lights.

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