Dazzle \Daz"zle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dazzled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dazzling}.] [Freq. of daze.] 1. To overpower with light; to confuse the sight of by brilliance of light.
Those heavenly shapes Will dazzle now the earthly, with their blaze Insufferably bright. --Milton.
An unreflected light did never yet Dazzle the vision feminine. --Sir H. Taylor.
2. To bewilder or surprise with brilliancy or display of any kind. ``Dazzled and drove back his enemies.'' --Shak.
Dazzle \Daz"zle\, v. i. 1. To be overpoweringly or intensely bright; to excite admiration by brilliancy.
Ah, friend! to dazzle, let the vain design. --Pope.
2. To be overpowered by light; to be confused by excess of brightness.
An overlight maketh the eyes dazzle. --Bacon.
I dare not trust these eyes; They dance in mists, and dazzle with surprise. --Dryden.
Dazzle \Daz"zle\, n. A light of dazzling brilliancy.
Martin would dazzle them with her sweet, pure singing voice and make them laugh with her tomboyish charm and sense of fun.
But these design achievements can't really mask the thinness of what we're seeing and hearing on stage. "Shogun, The Musical" can occasionally dazzle the eye but it never touches the heart and mind.
In Monday's fray, on an unseasonably warm night following an unseasonably warm day, the Jayhawks didn't so much dazzle their foes as outsweat them, and that sort of effort is more reliable than flash and dash.
The temple-dancer looks like a visiting star; the Shade is concerned only with technical dazzle.
As relentless as Carlo, he brings to the score a lot of dazzle but little depth.
The two stars danced very well but didn't dazzle with personality.