daze

verb \ ˈdāz \

Updated on: 22 Apr 2018

Definition of daze

dazed; dazing

transitive verb

1 : to stupefy especially by a blow : stun

The first punch dazed him.

were dazed by his response

2 : to dazzle with light

dazed by the bright sun

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daze

noun

- He flung his bat in a daze and made a slow trot around the bases …
- —Steve Wulf
- He sometimes finds himself so focused on cyberspace that he falls into a kind of computer daze, losing all track of time.
- —Leslie Miller

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Examples of daze in a Sentence

the fall dazed him for a moment, causing him to become disoriented
a skier dazed by the glare from the snow

Recent Examples of daze from the Web

An off-duty Fort Bend deputy in the area said the driver appeared to be slouched and dazed.

— john d. harden, Houston Chronicle, "Man charged in fatality after running red light," 13 Apr. 2018
Dorothy, bruised and dazed from another round of Frank’s abuse, shows up naked on Sandy’s doorstep, looking for Jeffrey.

— tara isabella burton, Vox, "Great movies about faith are hard to come by. Enter Blue Velvet.," 5 Apr. 2018
After taking a big hit from defensive tackle Tyeler Davison near his head and neck with 9:12 left in the fourth quarter, Newton remained on the ground and appeared to be dazed from the blow.

— lorenzo reyes, USA TODAY, "Panthers might have violated NFL's new concussion protocol on Cam Newton hit," 7 Jan. 2018
Many of them, dazed and exhausted, have told traumatic stories of oppression by the rebels who controlled their towns.

— louisa loveluck, Washington Post, "Airstrikes kill scores in Syrian rebel enclave as civilian exodus gathers pace," 16 Mar. 2018
Whimpering in pain, suffering from injuries and dazed by the enormity of the crash, victims of the Amtrak train derailment south of Seattle called 911 for help.

— bart jansen, USA TODAY, "Washington Amtrak derailment: 30 mph speed limit sign posted 2 miles before crash site," 5 Jan. 2018
Having the actors give their lines as if hypnotized or dazed is clearly a directorial choice by Jalali, who is perhaps aiming for some kind of Brechtian distancing by way of Robert Bresson.

— neil young, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Land': Film Review | Berlin 2018," 2 Mar. 2018
Ajayi motioned to the Patriots sideline with his two hands together against the side of his helmet, seeming to indicate Chung was dazed and possibly concussed.

— geoffrey c. arnold, OregonLive.com, "Super Bowl 2018: Did New England Patriots, ex-Duck S Patrick Chung continue playing with concussion?," 5 Feb. 2018
The immediate aftermath of the hit was frightening, with Gronkowski unable to gain his footing and appearing to be dazed.

— CBS News, "Rob Gronkowski suffers concussion; status for Super Bowl unclear," 22 Jan. 2018

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