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. glazed.

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glazing British  

/ ˈɡleɪzɪŋ /

noun

1. the surface of a glazed object

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

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Other Word Forms

• self-glazing adjective

Etymology

Origin of glazing

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

Example Sentences

She would at least look interested when he brought him up, instead of glazing over like she did when he spouted off facts about obscure silent films.

From Literature

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

So they had to test out different processes of glazing in order to make the tone and texture match the old tiles as closely as possible.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Salon

Mr Love adds that many homes in the UK have been built for temperate climates, and "do not function properly during hot weather" including blocks with "full floor to ceiling-height glazing, single-aspect homes".

From BBC