1
a
: fine dust, smoke, or light vapor causing lack of transparency of the air
b
: a cloudy appearance in a transparent liquid or solid
also
: a dullness of finish (as on furniture)
2
: something suggesting atmospheric haze
especially
: vagueness of mind or mental perception
hazed; hazing
: to make hazy, dull, or cloudy
: to become hazy or cloudy
hazed; hazing
1
a
: to harass by exacting unnecessary or disagreeable work
b
: to harass by banter, ridicule, or criticism
2
: to haze by way of initiation
haze the fraternity pledges
3
Western US
: to drive (animals, such as cattle or horses) from horseback
hazer
noun
Synonyms
Examples of haze in a Sentence
Noun
The bar was filled with a smoky haze.
She stumbled around in a drug-induced haze.
Verb (2)
the roughnecks on the oil rig would haze the young man for his refined manners and educated speech
Recent Examples on the Web
Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 21 June 2024
Listen to this article In memory’s haze, Willie Mays is forever young, scampering to the farthest reaches of the Polo Grounds in pursuit of the longest out in baseball history, before disappearing from view.
—Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 19 June 2024
This map from CalFire on June 17, 2024, shows areas affected by a smoke and haze warning colored in yellow and orange.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 18 June 2024
Tips on how to view astronomical events in Wisconsin:
The best conditions to see the night sky will be with clear skies without clouds or haze.
—Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 7 June 2024
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Noun
Here's what to know about the haze over metro Phoenix and what is causing it.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 21 June 2024
Listen to this article In memory’s haze, Willie Mays is forever young, scampering to the farthest reaches of the Polo Grounds in pursuit of the longest out in baseball history, before disappearing from view.
—Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 19 June 2024
This map from CalFire on June 17, 2024, shows areas affected by a smoke and haze warning colored in yellow and orange.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 18 June 2024
Tips on how to view astronomical events in Wisconsin:
The best conditions to see the night sky will be with clear skies without clouds or haze.
—Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 7 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for haze
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“Haze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/haze. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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haze
2 of 3 verb
hazed; hazing
: to make or become hazy or cloudy
haze
3 of 3 verb
hazed; hazing
: to play unpleasant and humiliating tricks on (as new members of a college fraternity) or force to perform humiliating tasks or stunts
hazer
noun
Etymology
Noun
from hazy
Verb
origin unknown
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