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.

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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; see origin at glaze, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

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

The men who wrote the note in 1892 had been at the lighthouse to install a different type of lantern and glazing at the top of the tower.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2024

The Louvre hired a firm that specialized in glazing, the art of glass fitting and sizing, but even these skilled workmen had to redo the job multiple times before the curators were satisfied.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day