dazzling

adjective

daz·​zling ˈda-z(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce dazzling (audio)
: brilliantly or showily bright, colorful, or impressive
dazzling lights
a dazzling display of talent
a dazzling achievement/performance
a dazzling smile
dazzlingly adverb
a dazzlingly beautiful display

Examples of dazzling in a Sentence

the attraction that the dazzling lights of Broadway have for many young performers
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One of the most dazzling superpowers of using toothpaste as a cleaner can be seen in a gleaming shower door. Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025 Artists of the stature of Stanley Kubrick and Dario Argento, with their utterly unique worldview and dazzling visual bag of tricks, were producing film-as-art on a high level. Christina Newland, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025 Because liftoff is being targeted during a morning launch window, the spacecraft may not look quite as dazzling or prominent streaking across a daytime sky. Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025 This led to a fierce competition with the other big name of 1980s Italian fashion, Gianni Versace, whose dazzling style stood in stark contrast to Armani’s typically understated looks. Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dazzling

Word History

First Known Use

1581, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dazzling was in 1581

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“Dazzling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dazzling. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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