Dazzling
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈdæz.l̩.ɪŋ/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Dazzling is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of dazzle.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of dazzle.
More Meanings
- Extremely bright, especially so as to blind the eyes temporarily; bright to the degree that dazzles.
- Very brilliant or splendid in display; that dazzles the mind of the observer.
- The action of the verb to dazzle; dazzlement
Example Sentences
[H]is ſupercilious glances grevv humbled, yea, his dazeling ſplendor (eclipſt in the ſetting [i.e., death] of his Maſter) becomes quickly darkned: […]
Oakland native [Andre] Ward is now unbeaten in 25 fights and can now claim to be one of the top few pound-for-pound fighters on the planet after a technically dazzling display.
The deafening claps of thunder and the dazzling flashes of lightning which lit up the ghastly scene testified that the artillery of heaven had lent its supernatural pomp to the already gruesome spectacle.
Our organization secures the greatest amount of good unbalanced by accomplished evil of any known system, a good which resembles the sober hue of massive gold, rather than the splendid dazzlings of a baser metal.
Word Forms
- dazzlings
Synonyms for dazzling
Depending on context, synonyms include bright, impressive, fulgent, blazing, glaring, glary.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include glary, fulgent, bright, fulgurous, fulgurant, glaring.
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