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dazzledaz‧zle /ˈdæzəl/ ●○○ verb [transitive] dazzleOrigin: 1400-1500 daze VERB TABLEdazzle |
Present | I, you, we, they | dazzle | | he, she, it | dazzles | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | dazzled | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have dazzled | | he, she, it | has dazzled | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had dazzled | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will dazzle | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have dazzled |
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Present | I | am dazzling | | he, she, it | is dazzling | | you, we, they | are dazzling | Past | I, he, she, it | was dazzling | | you, we, they | were dazzling | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been dazzling | | he, she, it | has been dazzling | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been dazzling | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be dazzling | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been dazzling |
- As a speaker he would dazzle listeners with his brilliant wordplay and witty remarks.
- I moved aside so that the light no longer dazzled me.
- If you are dazzled by oncoming traffic, slow down and look for a place to stop.
- She slowly opened her eyes, only to be dazzled by a strong shaft of sunlight.
- Staring out the train window, we were dazzled by the scenery.
- The Princess's off-the-shoulder dress dazzled the waiting crowds.
- Fire kept flashing in the cave, dazzling her, and it was getting harder and harder to think clearly.
- He does not tell her what degree he got but instead dazzles her with wit.
- I did not switch on the light in case it should dazzle her.
- The essence of her charm, independent of time, revealed itself for a second in that gesture and dazzled me.
- The skyscrapers of Manhattan dazzled him as emblems of Western industrial progress.
- Then, as now, a town council was so dazzled they rubber-stamped all this terribly rich man asked of them.
to impress someone very much► dazzle to impress someone very much by being or doing something very exciting and unusual - used especially in news reports: · The Princess's off-the-shoulder dress dazzled the waiting crowds.· As a speaker he would dazzle listeners with his brilliant wordplay and witty remarks. ► knock out informal to impress someone very much by doing something in a way that is surprisingly good: · If this performer doesn't knock the audience out, I don't know what would.really knock somebody out: · Why don't you start the gig with that song you wrote yourself? That'll really knock them out. when something makes you unable to see► blind if a light blinds you, it is so bright that you cannot look into it and it makes you unable to see for a few moments afterwards: · Onlookers were blinded by the flash of the explosion.· She adjusted the mirror to avoid being blinded by the glare.· The floodlight had blinded him and he couldn't see to reload his gun. ► dazzle if a very bright light dazzles you, it is so strong that you cannot see anything else, especially when this may have dangerous results: · If you are dazzled by oncoming traffic, slow down and look for a place to stop.· She slowly opened her eyes, only to be dazzled by a strong shaft of sunlight.· I moved aside so that the light no longer dazzled me. ► a fine/magnificent/spectacular/dazzling display (=a very good one)· The museum has a magnificent display of silver. ► blinding/dazzling light (=extremely bright)· The white buildings reflected a blinding light. ► a dazzling smile (=a big smile which shows someone’s white teeth)· When he came back she gave him her most dazzling smile. ► bright/brilliant/blazing/dazzling sunshine· We stepped out of the plane into the bright sunshine of Corfu. NOUN► light· Do they seem to be dazzled by strong light, or flounder in less well-lit places?· A dazzling beam of light fell through the windows that looked out to the stables.· Against the darkened portion of the asteroid there was a sudden, dazzling explosion of light. ► sun· The sun dazzled the company as they continued on their way.· The sun is dazzling here, like the sea, but there is something sad too.· Though bone dry, they shone in an evening sun that dazzled us, as we linked up the infrequent holds.· A flock of dunlin flew across the marsh in a silver swirl, catching the sun, dazzling the eye.· The sun glared down, dazzling them.· The western sun would scorch and dazzle and we would pull down the blinds in the compartment. 1if a very bright light dazzles you, it stops you from seeing properly for a short time: a deer dazzled by the headlights2to make someone feel strong admiration: As children, we were dazzled by my uncle’s good looks and charm.—dazzle noun [uncountable] |