daze

verb

\ ˈdāz

dazed; dazing

Definition of daze

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

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 on the Web

Mass shootings have become so commonplace, even the most empathetic around us feels dazed into a new sense of normal. — Kat Bein, Billboard, "Pusher & Anjulie Address Gun Violence With Pixel-Pop on 'All We Can Do': Exclusive," 12 July 2018 More: Louisville baseball's game at Texas Tech to be shown on ESPNU After he was hit, English appeared dazed. — Kenzie Winstead, The Courier-Journal, "Jeffersonville defeats Franklin Central in the Class 4A regional," 2 June 2018 The movie opens after the hurricane has already come and gone, leaving a dazed, injured Tami (Shailene Woodley) to sift through the partial wreckage of the yacht. — Justin Chang, latimes.com, "Shailene Woodley's performance powers the evasive shipwreck-survival drama 'Adrift'," 31 May 2018 Unable to complete her dissertation on Sappho and dazed after a messy breakup, Lucy agrees to dog-sit for her sister who lives near the beach, hoping the brackish Pacific breeze might enliven her spirits. — Rachel Syme, New York Times, "In ‘The Pisces,’ a Woman and a Merman Fall in Love. Aquatic Erotica Ensues.," 26 Apr. 2018 Living in New York, there's so many people walking around, dazed, with headphones. — Gary Graff, Billboard, "Ana Egge Shares Playful 'You Among the Flowers' Lyric Video: Premiere," 3 May 2018 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

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