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  • present participle of glaze.

glazing

American  
[gley-zing] / ˈgleɪ zɪŋ /

noun

  1. the act of furnishing or fitting with glass; the business or work of a glazier.

  2. panes or sheets of glass set or made to be set in frames, as in windows, doors, or mirrors.

  3. the act of applying a glaze.

  4. the glassy surface of something glazed.


glazing British  
/ ˈɡleɪzɪŋ /

noun

  1. the surface of a glazed object

  2. glass fitted, or to be fitted, in a door, frame, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of glazing

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; see origin at glaze, -ing 1

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Allow me to say this: Your eyes are glazing over.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

To describe the phenomenon, he used the slang word "glazing" -- to excessively praise something.

From Barron's ● Mar. 24, 2026

Museums had only just started succeeding against soup-throwing protesters by adding protective glazing or panes of glass to protect their iconic artworks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025

“Please don’t be glazing me here, Zohran,” he said, borrowing some Gen Alpha slang as the candidates, and audience, laughed riotously.

From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2025

Min and the other potters continued throwing pots, incising them with designs, glazing, firing, rejecting some vessels and keeping others.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park

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