glazed; glazing
1
: to furnish or fit with glass
2
a
: to coat with or as if with a glaze
the storm glazed trees with ice
b
: to apply a glaze to
glaze doughnuts
3
: to give a smooth glossy surface to
glazer
noun
1
: a smooth slippery coating of thin ice
2
a(1)
: a liquid preparation applied to food on which it forms a firm glossy coating
(2)
: a mixture mostly of oxides (such as silica and alumina) applied to the surface of ceramic wares to form a moisture-impervious and often lustrous or ornamental coating
b
: a transparent or translucent color applied to modify the effect of a painted surface
c
: a smooth glossy or lustrous surface or finish
3
: a glassy film
Examples of glaze in a Sentence
Noun
The pot is covered with a bright red glaze.
doughnuts with a chocolate glaze
The pot needs more glaze.
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Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
The image shows a street of apartments glazed with falling snow.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025
Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 15 Feb. 2025
Case in point: his hamachi collar, served in a sweet orange glaze, zig-zagged with a crab paste miso aioli and polka-dotted with sliced serrano chilies.
—USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
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Verb
This is evident in the modern era, where people frequently multitask during conversations, glazing at phones and responding to notifications.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
The image shows a street of apartments glazed with falling snow.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025
Noun
Freezing rain could leave a light glaze on roads Saturday afternoon in Boone, Wilkesboro, Sparta, West Jefferson and Rocky Mount, the NWS office in Blacksburg, Virginia, said in an alert.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 15 Feb. 2025
Case in point: his hamachi collar, served in a sweet orange glaze, zig-zagged with a crab paste miso aioli and polka-dotted with sliced serrano chilies.
—USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Glaze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glaze. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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glaze
1 of 2 verb
glazed; glazing
1
: to set glass in
glaze a window
2
: to cover with a glassy surface
glaze pottery
3
: to become shiny in appearance
glazer
noun
glaze
2 of 2 noun
: a glassy surface or coating
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