verb
gauze
gawz
Gauze (verb) means to cover or dress a wound with gauze, or to make something look thin and hazy like gauze fabric. Example: “The nurse gauzed the cut before bandaging it.”
verb
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To cover or dress a wound with gauze, or to make something look thin and hazy like gauze fabric.
"The nurse gauzed the cut before bandaging it."
"Then a film of chemical vapour seems to drift around the city, fudging every edge, gauzing every vista."
— Jan Morris, From the Four Corners (1985)
"It had come to be six o’clock; midges gauzed the air."
— Elizabeth Bowen, A World of Love (1955)
How to use gauze
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAs a verb, to cover something with the thin, loosely woven fabric called gauze (most often seen as medical dressing).
Memory tip
You'll meet "gauze" as a noun (the fabric itself, used for bandages and curtains) far more often than as this verb.
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Common pairings
gauze bandage
a gauze curtain
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Word forms
- Third person singular
- gauzes
- Past tense
- gauzed
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The nurse _____ the cut before bandaging it.
Etymology
Borrowed via French gaze from an Arabic word meaning "silk."
Rhymes for gauze
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What does “gauze” mean?
The word “gauze” means to cover or dress a wound with gauze, or to make something look thin and hazy like gauze fabric. In plain terms, as a verb, to cover something with the thin, loosely woven fabric called gauze (most often seen as medical dressing).
How do you pronounce “gauze”?
“Gauze” is pronounced gawz (/ɡɔːz/ in IPA).
How do you use “gauze” in a sentence?
Here is “gauze” used in a sentence: “The nurse gauzed the cut before bandaging it.”
What part of speech is “gauze”?
“Gauze” is a verb.
Where does the word “gauze” come from?
The word “gauze” comes from French. Borrowed via French gaze from an Arabic word meaning "silk.".
