MEANING
To impair clear vision temporarily with intense light.
Use it for
Snow glare, bright water, and sudden exposure to sunlight.Describe what excessive brightness does to an observer.
Words that belong together
- sunlight dazzles
- dazzled by snow
- dazzling reflection
On the page
Sunlight on the snow dazzled her.
The lake dazzled him when he turned toward the reflected sun.
After the shaded wood, the white beach seemed to dazzle their eyes.
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Related words
Word forms
- Base
- dazzle / dazzles
- Past tense
- dazzled
- Past participle
- dazzled
- Present participle
- dazzling
Full tense & aspect guide
- Present
- dazzle / dazzles
- Present continuous
- am/is/are dazzling
- Present perfect
- have/has dazzled
- Present perfect continuous
- have/has been dazzling
- Past
- dazzled
- Past continuous
- was/were dazzling
- Past perfect
- had dazzled
- Past perfect continuous
- had been dazzling
- Future
- will dazzle / dazzles
- Future continuous
- will be dazzling
- Future perfect
- will have dazzled
- Future perfect continuous
- will have been dazzling
Choose the auxiliary that agrees with your subject. These are constructions of one word, not separate entries.
Usage notes
Primary category: environment. Also means to impress greatly; environmental use concerns glare rather than praise. Verb [base, third-person, past, past participle, -ing]: dazzle, dazzles, dazzled, dazzled, dazzling.
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