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DAZZLING
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Shining intensely
Example:
the glaring sun
Synonyms:
blazing; blinding; dazzling; fulgent; glaring; glary
Classified under:
Similar:
bright (emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Amazingly impressive; suggestive of the flashing of lightning
Example:
adventures related...in a style both vivid and fulgurous
Synonyms:
dazzling; eye-popping; fulgurant; fulgurous
Classified under:
Similar:
impressive (making a strong or vivid impression)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb dazzle
Context examples:
She saw all the glories of the camp—its tents stretched forth in beauteous uniformity of lines, crowded with the young and the gay, and dazzling with scarlet; and, to complete the view, she saw herself seated beneath a tent, tenderly flirting with at least six officers at once.
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
Recall the august yet harmonious lineaments, the Grecian neck and bust; let the round and dazzling arm be visible, and the delicate hand; omit neither diamond ring nor gold bracelet; portray faithfully the attire, aerial lace and glistening satin, graceful scarf and golden rose; call it 'Blanche, an accomplished lady of rank.'
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
The height of the trees and the thickness of the boles exceeded anything which I in my town-bred life could have imagined, shooting upwards in magnificent columns until, at an enormous distance above our heads, we could dimly discern the spot where they threw out their side-branches into Gothic upward curves which coalesced to form one great matted roof of verdure, through which only an occasional golden ray of sunshine shot downwards to trace a thin dazzling line of light amidst the majestic obscurity.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Your most romantic weekend will be January 25-26 and will include Monday, January 27, perhaps the most dazzling day.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
A knock and an answer opened it, and Martin found himself shaking hands with Kreis, a handsome brunette man, with dazzling white teeth, a drooping black mustache, and large, flashing black eyes.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
As the mist parted, and the sun broke through, it gleamed and shimmered with dazzling brightness upon the armor and headpieces of a vast body of horsemen who stretched across the barranca from one cliff to the other, and extended backwards until their rear guard were far out upon the plain beyond.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
And his daughter was also shocked, but hoped the king would soon give up such thoughts; so she said to him, Before I marry anyone I must have three dresses: one must be of gold, like the sun; another must be of shining silver, like the moon; and a third must be dazzling as the stars: besides this, I want a mantle of a thousand different kinds of fur put together, to which every beast in the kingdom must give a part of his skin.
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
So Amy sailed away to find the Old World, which is always new and beautiful to young eyes, while her father and friend watched her from the shore, fervently hoping that none but gentle fortunes would befall the happy-hearted girl, who waved her hand to them till they could see nothing but the summer sunshine dazzling on the sea.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
But the mingled reality and mystery of the whole show, the influence upon me of the poetry, the lights, the music, the company, the smooth stupendous changes of glittering and brilliant scenery, were so dazzling, and opened up such illimitable regions of delight, that when I came out into the rainy street, at twelve o'clock at night, I felt as if I had come from the clouds, where I had been leading a romantic life for ages, to a bawling, splashing, link-lighted, umbrella-struggling, hackney-coach-jostling, patten-clinking, muddy, miserable world.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
You have a dazzling forecast for February, and you will like what transpires.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
