to haze

Examples

• All

• A low whine of feedback crackles from the intercom, and static hazes the television screen.

  Fiction book (1990)

• The cheering filled the smoke-hazed room.

  Fiction book (1994)

• We're just going to haze out that outer edge slightly.

• Right now, when you are having a conversation with a woman, just let your eyes haze over and focus on her whole encounter.

  Blog text (16)

• Here, on the ground, the whole world hazed white.

  Fiction book (1990)

• Beyond, hazed by the low sun, the valley stretched away toward Hope.

  Fiction book (1998)

• Rings of smoke haze the tops of the trees, making the sunlight cast ghosts across their boughs.

  Fiction book (1994)

• Theca pumped something into his IV, and the world hazed out again.

  Fiction book (2001)

• But the vodka had woven through his wits and hazed everything.

  Fiction book (1992)

• The bright sunlight hazed the landscape, making the distant mountains look blurry.

Synonyms

C

to cloud

vsto haze

56 4.4

To make something less clear or bright by covering it

is more neutral and refers to dulling or becoming like a soft blur generally

F

to fog

vsto haze

7 5.2

To make something hard to see or understand

is similar but focuses on physical dullness rather than mental obscurity

F

to fog up

vsto haze

5 2.8

Get covered with small drops of water that make glass or mirrors hard to see through

is less about moisture and more about general dulling of clarity

M

to mist

vsto haze

3 3.1

To become covered with fine drops that make something less clear

is broader and emphasizes dulling without specifying moisture

H

to haze over

vsto haze

5.3

Look less clear as if covered by a thin mist

is the same meaning but expressed as a single one-word form

M

to mist over

vsto haze

5.1

Become covered with a thin layer of water that makes glass or mirrors hard to see through

is similar but applies more generally to substance or view not only surfaces

O

to overcloud

vsto haze

7.0

Sky becomes covered with clouds and looks gray

focuses on any substance or view becoming dull, not only sky conditions

Antonyms

C

clear

866 1.0

Free from things that block sight or movement

B

to brighten

5 2.1

To become less cloudy with more light

Phrasal Verbs

H

to haze over

5.3

Look less clear as if covered by a thin mist

Compounds

M

morning haze

1 3.1

A thin mist in the early morning that makes the view soft

H

haze of confusion

7.2

A state of mind when you feel unclear and cannot think or decide

How Hazy

to cloud

56 4.4

to haze

1 4.7

to dim

12 2.4

clear

866 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology