dazzle

verb

/ˈdæzl/

[often passive]

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they dazzle	/ˈdæzl/ /ˈdæzl/
he / she / it dazzles	/ˈdæzlz/ /ˈdæzlz/
past simple dazzled	/ˈdæzld/ /ˈdæzld/
past participle dazzled	/ˈdæzld/ /ˈdæzld/
-ing form dazzling	/ˈdæzlɪŋ/ /ˈdæzlɪŋ/

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[transitive, intransitive] dazzle (somebody) if a strong light dazzles you, it is so bright that you cannot see for a short time synonym blind
- He was momentarily dazzled by the strong sunlight.
[transitive] dazzle somebody to impress somebody a lot with your beauty, skill, etc.
- He was dazzled by the warmth of her smile.
- She knows a lot of famous people and tried to dazzle me with their names.

Word Originlate 15th cent. (in the sense ‘be dazzled’): frequentative of the verb daze.

noun

/ˈdæzl/

[uncountable, singular]

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the quality that bright light has that stops you from seeing clearly
- the dazzle of the midday sun
a thing or quality that impresses you but may prevent you from understanding or thinking clearly
- This lacks the technical dazzle of his first film.

Word Originlate 15th cent. (in the sense ‘be dazzled’): frequentative of the verb daze.