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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.

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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

See Examples For:

glazing

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

It reused second-hand glazing for the windows and rigid wood-fibre board, backed by recycled newspapers for insulation.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2025

He shook his head, eyes glazing over again.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older