blinding

(verb) render unable to see. Synonyms: blind.

(verb) make blind by putting the eyes out. Synonyms: blind. Examples: "The criminals were punished and blinded."

(verb) make dim by comparison or conceal. Synonyms: blind, dim.

(adj) shining intensely. Synonyms: blazing, dazzling, fulgent, glaring, glary. Examples: "The blazing sun." "Blinding headlights." "Dazzling snow." "Fulgent patterns of sunlight." "The glaring sun."