Definition of haze
1a : fine dust, smoke, or light vapor causing lack of transparency of the airb : a cloudy appearance in a transparent liquid or solid; also : a dullness of finish (as on furniture)
2 : something suggesting atmospheric haze; especially : vagueness of mind or mental perception
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Examples of haze in a Sentence
The bar was filled with a smoky haze.
She stumbled around in a drug-induced haze.
Recent Examples of haze from the Web
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In the blistering summer, an atmospheric lid traps haze, sometimes darkened by mountain forest fires.
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Friday marked a return to routine for Miami, though a haze was still trapped in Marlins Park from the earlier All-Star festivities.
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The complete anti-haze manifesto, posted at blog.averybrewing.com, makes provocative, if beer-geeky, reading.
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There are various types of fumes, smoke, haze, and mist that may contaminate the cabin and flight deck air supply system.
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Amid the haze and disorder, what is clear is that some contenders have more time than others to win it in the future.
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Singapore, despite stringent vehicle emissions standards, is occasionally plagued by trouble from across its border as well: haze from Indonesian wildfires.
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Successive Washed Out releases expanded Mr. Greene’s vocabulary across additional decades, incorporating live instruments and invoking psychedelia, trip-hop and ambient electronica: anything that could dissolve into a midtempo haze.
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Through shimmering heat haze, a million cars crawl across the freeway in a never-ending traffic jam.
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Origin and Etymology of haze
probably back-formation from hazy
haze
Definition of haze
hazed
;hazing
transitive verb
: to make hazy, dull, or cloudy
intransitive verb
: to become hazy or cloudy
Recent Examples of haze from the Web
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Cavallaro said at the start of winter Fish and Game employees had to haze some elk herds off private land before intensive feeding was underway.
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This year alone, Loyola University, the University of Central Florida and the University of Arizona have suspended fraternities after hazing allegations.
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Most Popular A new federal lawsuit against Baylor University alleges football players routinely recorded gang rapes and staged dog fights during hazing parties in a program that fostered sexual violence.
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A new federal lawsuit against Baylor University alleges football players routinely recorded gang rapes and staged dog fights during hazing parties in a program that fostered sexual violence.
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Deng was the last of several pledges to be hazed that weekend.
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The memory remains hazed by drugs and her distress.
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Timothy Piazza and the other pledges being hazed in February hoped that the men of Penn State’s Beta Theta Pi fraternity would ultimately welcome them as brothers.
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The case has been cited as an example of a growing insistence by prosecutors across the country to take a harder line in pursuing criminal charges after college students are killed while being hazed.
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First Known Use of haze
1801
haze
Definition of haze
hazed
;hazing
transitive verb
1a : to harass by exacting unnecessary or disagreeable workb : to harass by banter, ridicule, or criticism
2 : to haze by way of initiation haze the fraternity pledges
3 Western US : to drive (animals, such as cattle or horses) from horseback
hazer
nounRecent Examples of haze from the Web
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Cavallaro said at the start of winter Fish and Game employees had to haze some elk herds off private land before intensive feeding was underway.
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This year alone, Loyola University, the University of Central Florida and the University of Arizona have suspended fraternities after hazing allegations.
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Most Popular A new federal lawsuit against Baylor University alleges football players routinely recorded gang rapes and staged dog fights during hazing parties in a program that fostered sexual violence.
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A new federal lawsuit against Baylor University alleges football players routinely recorded gang rapes and staged dog fights during hazing parties in a program that fostered sexual violence.
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Deng was the last of several pledges to be hazed that weekend.
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The memory remains hazed by drugs and her distress.
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Timothy Piazza and the other pledges being hazed in February hoped that the men of Penn State’s Beta Theta Pi fraternity would ultimately welcome them as brothers.
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The case has been cited as an example of a growing insistence by prosecutors across the country to take a harder line in pursuing criminal charges after college students are killed while being hazed.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'haze.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Origin and Etymology of haze
origin unknown
HAZE Defined for English Language Learners
haze
playDefinition of haze for English Language Learners
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: dust, smoke, or mist that has filled the air so that you cannot see clearly
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: a state of confusion
HAZE Defined for Kids
haze
playDefinition of haze for Students
: fine dust, smoke, or fine particles of water in the air
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