glassing
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present participleof glass.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
glassnouna hard, brittle, noncrystalline, more or less transparent substance produced by fusion, usually consisting of mutually dissolved silica and silicates that also contain soda and lime, as in the ordinary variety used for windows and bottles.
Example Sentences
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Rubbert was by himself on the face of a cliff in Glacier glassing for grizzlies when a sow grizzly and her cub suddenly appeared.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 7, 2018
I did bricklaying, fibre glassing, I was a nanny, drove those rickshaw things, worked in a sandwich store – anything to get me from one place to the next.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 15, 2012
Andy Carroll is £3,500 lighter in the pocket after pleading guilty to accidentally glassing Michael Cook in a trendy Newcastle nightspot.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 25, 2010
Chouinard says Patagonia is still working on a sophisticated glassing procedure necessary to offer a finished surfboard with these added flex characteristics.
From Time Magazine Archive
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He looked at Jam, his eyes glassing over with tears.
From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi
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