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• past tense form of glaze.
• past participle of glaze.

glazed

American  

[glayzd] / gleɪzd /

adjective

1. having a surface covered with a glaze; lustrous; smooth; glassy.

2. fitted or set with glass.

3. having a fixed, dazed, or lifeless expression.

   Synonyms:

   expressionless, dim, dull, glassy

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Other Word Forms

• multiglazed
  adjective
• nonglazed
  adjective
• self-glazed
  adjective
• semiglazed
  adjective
• unglazed
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of glazed

First recorded in 1520–30; glaze + -ed ²

Explanation

Something with a glossy, shiny surface is glazed. Your favorite doughnuts might be glazed with icing, and your least favorite kind of road to drive on could be glazed with ice after a winter storm. Glazed pottery is coated with a smooth and gleaming layer. You can also use the adjective glazed to describe a person's emotionless or glassy eyes, or windows that are fitted with panes of glass. All of these meanings come from the verb glaze, a variation on the Middle English glasen, which means both "to fit with glass" and "to make shine."

Example Sentences

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glazed

For dessert, Proust's beloved madeleines and mirabelles jostled for attention with distinctly American-accented glazed doughnuts.

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026

We tend to think of ambitious centerpiece proteins as the terrain of cold-weather holidays: the Thanksgiving turkey, the glazed ham or the New Year’s Eve prime rib.

From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026

I just know they’re the type of people who love a good board game — one with rules that take a half-hour to explain, by which time their guests’ eyes have glazed over.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026

Chisora, partly outside of the ropes, beat the count at eight, eyes glazed, as Wilder stalked forward.

From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2026

Her eyes had already glazed over with tears.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia

Related Words

• burnished
• glassy
• lustrous
• shiny
• translucent