jazz
/d͡ʒæz/ verb C2- To destroy; to ruin. · You’ve gone and jazzed it now!
- To play (jazz music).
- To dance to the tunes of jazz music.
- To enliven, brighten up, make more colourful or exciting.
- To complicate. · Don’t jazz it too much!
- To have sex for money, to prostitute oneself.
- To move (around/about) in a lively or frivolous manner; to fool around.
- To distract or pester. · Stop jazzing me!
He/she/it jazzes · Past jazzed · Past participle jazzed · -ing form jazzing
Verb forms
- Base form
- jazz
- He/she/it
- jazzes
- Past
- jazzed
- Past participle
- jazzed
- -ing form
- jazzing
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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People called this exciting and highly energetic sound jazz.
Today, you can still hear the magic of jazz everywhere in the city.
In these cozy rooms, local artists play live jazz shows every single night.
Jazz is not just music; it is the true heartbeat of the city.
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