1
a
: fine dust, smoke, or light vapor causing lack of transparency of the air
b
: 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 : unclear state of mind
woke up in a haze
hazed; hazing
: to make hazy, dull, or cloudy
: to become hazy or cloudy
hazed; hazing
1
a
: to harass by exacting unnecessary or disagreeable work
b
: to harass by banter, ridicule, or criticism
2
: to play tricks on or force to do unpleasant or unsafe things as initiation
haze the fraternity pledges
3
Western US
: to drive (animals, such as cattle or horses) from horseback
hazer
noun
Examples of haze in a Sentence
Noun
The bar was filled with a smoky haze.
She stumbled around in a drug-induced haze.
Verb (2)
the roughnecks on the oil rig would haze the young man for his refined manners and educated speech
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
Venus shines to the right in the image, surrounded by a diffuse haze as the sunlight reflected off its surface illuminates a wisp of cloud during its passage through Earth's atmosphere.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 9 June 2026
Dabbing the cloth in rubbing alcohol, working away the dirty blots on the glass, waiting for the haze in my head to focus, and a new line to come to me.
—Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
There’s also a slight haze effect across the image as the front camera struggles to handle the overhead fluorescent lighting.
—Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 2 June 2026
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Noun
Buildings, trees, hills and city haze can easily block Mercury, so the best viewing spots are open fields, beaches, elevated areas or any location with a clean line of sight toward the western horizon.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
Venus shines to the right in the image, surrounded by a diffuse haze as the sunlight reflected off its surface illuminates a wisp of cloud during its passage through Earth's atmosphere.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 9 June 2026
Dabbing the cloth in rubbing alcohol, working away the dirty blots on the glass, waiting for the haze in my head to focus, and a new line to come to me.
—Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
There’s also a slight haze effect across the image as the front camera struggles to handle the overhead fluorescent lighting.
—Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 2 June 2026
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Cite this Entry
“Haze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/haze. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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haze
2 of 3 verb
hazed; hazing
: to make or become hazy or cloudy
haze
3 of 3 verb
hazed; hazing
: to play unpleasant and humiliating tricks on (as new members of a college fraternity) or force to perform humiliating tasks or stunts
hazer
noun
Etymology
Noun
from hazy
Verb
origin unknown
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