crazed; crazing; crazes
1
sometimes offensive
: to make insane or as if insane
crazed by pain and fear
a crazed mob
2
: to produce minute cracks on the surface or glaze of
crazed glass
crazed pottery
1
sometimes offensive
: to become insane
2
: to develop a mesh of fine cracks
1
: an exaggerated and often transient enthusiasm : mania
the latest craze in music
2
: a crack in a surface or coating (as of glaze or enamel)
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Examples of craze in a Sentence
Verb
horses crazed by the barn fire kicked out their stall doors as they tried to escape
Noun
if history is any guide, this latest diet for losing weight is just another craze
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Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 23 Mar. 2023
Ellie, crazed and exhausted, emerges into the cold air in a cloud of smoke.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2023
Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
And that's not incorrect — the J-horror craze of the late-'90s and early-2000s, spearheaded by Hideo Nakata's instant classic Ringu (1998), did produce some of the most memorable horror films in Japanese movie history.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 25 Oct. 2024
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Verb
Another crazed superfan maybe?
—Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 23 Mar. 2023
Ellie, crazed and exhausted, emerges into the cold air in a cloud of smoke.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2023
Noun
By 1962, the monster craze of the '50s had blossomed.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
And that's not incorrect — the J-horror craze of the late-'90s and early-2000s, spearheaded by Hideo Nakata's instant classic Ringu (1998), did produce some of the most memorable horror films in Japanese movie history.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Craze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/craze. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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craze
1 of 2 verb
crazed; crazing
1
sometimes offensive
: to make or become mentally unsound or as if mentally unsound
2
: to develop a network of fine cracks
crazed glass
craze
2 of 2 noun1
: something that is very popular for a short time
the latest craze in music
2
: a tiny crack in a surface or coating (as of glaze or enamel)
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