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dazzling

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈdæzəɫɪŋ// UK //dˈæzlɪŋ// daz·zling

adj. extremely bright, impressive, or attractive. You use it when something shines so much that it catches your eye or amazes you.

adj. producing a brilliant light or effect that dazzles the eye; exceptionally impressive or attractive. Typically used attributively before a noun or predicatively after a linking verb.


SIMPLE

The diamond has a dazzling sparkle.

CONTEXTUAL

She wore a dazzling gown to the gala.

COMPLEX

The magician performed a dazzling series of illusions that left the audience breathless.

Synonyms
Origin

dazzle + -ing.

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