glaze over
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glaze over — verb 1. become glassy; lose clear vision Her eyes glazed over from lack of sleep • Syn: ↑film over, ↑blur • Derivationally related forms: ↑blur (for: ↑blur) … Useful english dictionary
glaze over — PHRASAL VERB If your eyes glaze over, they become dull and lose all expression, usually because you are bored or are thinking about something else. [V P] ...movie actors whose eyes glaze over as soon as the subject wavers from themselves … English dictionary
glaze over — phr verb Glaze over is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑eye … Collocations dictionary
glaze over — lose brightness and animation. → glaze … English new terms dictionary
glaze — ► VERB 1) fit panes of glass into (a window frame or similar structure). 2) enclose or cover with glass. 3) cover with a glaze. 4) (often glaze over) lose brightness and animation. ► NOUN 1) a glass like substance fused on to the surface of… … English terms dictionary
eyes glaze over — eyes express disbelief or I ve heard this before When I told him I d pay the rent next week, his eyes glazed over … English idioms
glaze — I UK [ɡleɪz] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms glaze : singular glaze plural glazes 1) a thin layer of milk, sugar, or egg that you put on foods to make them look smooth and shiny 2) art a clear shiny oil that you put on paintings or… … English dictionary
glaze — glaze1 [gleız] v [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: glass] 1.) [i]also glaze over if your eyes glaze over, they show no expression, usually because you are very bored or tired ▪ Sometimes his eyes would glaze over for a second or two. 2.) [T] to cover… … Dictionary of contemporary English
glaze — [[t]gle͟ɪz[/t]] glazes, glazing, glazed 1) N COUNT A glaze is a thin layer of liquid which is put on a piece of pottery and becomes hard and shiny when the pottery is heated in a very hot oven. ...hand painted French tiles with decorative glazes … English dictionary
glaze — 1 verb 1 (I) also glaze over if your eyes glaze over, they show no expression because you are very bored or tired 2 (T) to cover plates, cups etc made of clay with a thin liquid that gives them a shiny surface 3 (T) to cover fruit, cake, or meat… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
