glaze+over

  • 1glaze 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) …

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  • 2glaze 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 …

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  • 3glaze over — phr verb Glaze over is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑eye …

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  • 4glaze over — lose brightness and animation. → glaze …

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  • 5glaze over — verb a) to become unfocused, as if through boredom b) to gloss over …

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  • 6glaze — ► 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… …

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  • 7eyes 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 …

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  • 8glaze — 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… …

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  • 9glaze — 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… …

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  • 10glaze — [[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 …

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