dazing (verb)

  • 1Dazing — Daze Daze (d[=a]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dazed} (d[=a]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Dazing}.] [OE. dasen, prob. from Icel. dasask to become weary, a reflexive verb; cf. Sw. dasa to lie idle, and OD. daesen to be foolish, insane, daes, dwaes, D. dwaas,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2List of sports idioms — The following is a list of phrases derived from sports which have become idioms (slang or otherwise) in English. They have evolved a usage and meaning independent of sports and are often used by those with little knowledge of these games. The… …

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  • 3bat´fowl´er — bat|fowl «BAT FOWL», intransitive verb. to catch birds at night by dazing them with a light, and knocking them down or netting them. ╂[< bat1 + fowl, verb] –bat´fowl´er, noun …

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  • 4bat|fowl — «BAT FOWL», intransitive verb. to catch birds at night by dazing them with a light, and knocking them down or netting them. ╂[< bat1 + fowl, verb] –bat´fowl´er, noun …

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  • 5Daze — (d[=a]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dazed} (d[=a]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Dazing}.] [OE. dasen, prob. from Icel. dasask to become weary, a reflexive verb; cf. Sw. dasa to lie idle, and OD. daesen to be foolish, insane, daes, dwaes, D. dwaas, foolish,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 6Dazed — Daze Daze (d[=a]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dazed} (d[=a]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Dazing}.] [OE. dasen, prob. from Icel. dasask to become weary, a reflexive verb; cf. Sw. dasa to lie idle, and OD. daesen to be foolish, insane, daes, dwaes, D. dwaas,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 7daze — transitive verb (dazed; dazing) Etymology: Middle English dasen, from Old Norse *dasa; akin to Old Norse dasask to become exhausted Date: 14th century 1. to stupefy especially by a blow ; stun 2. to dazzle with light • daze …

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  • 8daze — /deɪz / (say dayz) verb (t) (dazed, dazing) 1. to stun or stupefy with a blow, a shock, etc. 2. to confuse; bewilder; dazzle. –noun 3. a dazed condition. {Middle English dase(n), from Scandinavian; compare Danish dase doze, mope} –dazedly… …