glaze

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verb (1)

ˈglāz 

glazed; glazing

transitive verb

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

intransitive verb

1

: to become glazed or glassy

my eyes glazed over

2

: to form a glaze

glazer noun

glaze

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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

glaze

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verb (2)

glazed; glazing

intransitive verb

archaic

: stare

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

It’s crafted of lightweight carbon steel glazed in the brand’s signature enamel and includes two matching stoneware mugs that are dishwasher safe and resistant to chipping, scratching, and staining. —Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Apr. 2025

Scrape glaze into a small zip-top plastic bag; seal bag and snip a small hole in 1 corner of bag. —Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2025

Noun

Let cookies stand until glaze is set, about 30 minutes. —Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2025

For classic ham with brown sugar glaze, Fabbrini suggests Domaine de Bichery 'Les Fontaines' NV, made by Raphaël and Hannah Piconnet who farm six parcels slopes above Neuville-sur-Seine, vines originally planted by Raphaël’s grandfather. —Jill Barth, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Verb (1)

Middle English glasen, from glas glass

Verb (2)

probably blend of glare and gaze

First Known Use

Verb (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun

1752, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (2)

1601, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for glaze

• baize
• bays
• blase
• blaze
• braes
• braze
• chaise
• claes
• clays
• craze
• dais
• days

Kids Definition

glaze

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ˈglāz 

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