dazzle
To amaze someone with bright light or brilliance.
dazzle in a sentence
- The fireworks dazzled the crowd, so bright that everyone had to shield their eyes.
- Car headlights on full beam can dazzle drivers coming the other way at night.
Words that mean something similar
amaze, blind, stun
More words about light & dark
- dingy: Dark, dirty and a little gloomy.
- dismal: Dull, gloomy and miserable.
- gleam: To shine softly with light.
- glimmer: To shine with a faint, unsteady light; or that faint light.
- glisten: To shine and sparkle, often because something is wet.
- gloomy: Dark, dull and a little sad.
- ignite: To set something on fire or make it start burning.
- illuminate: To light something up.
More words to explore
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