1
: covered or coated with a glaze
glazed pottery
glazed fish
glazed doughnuts
2
: covered with or as if with a glassy film
glazed eyes
3
: marked by lack of expression

Examples of glazed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web One of the Instagram Stories included Daly, 50, putting two glazed donuts over his eyes, mimicking the signature sunglasses. Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024 The glazed doughnut comes dipped in black chocolate icing and is topped with silver sprinkles, buttercream made with Oreos, and an Oreo cookie. Anna Halkidis, Parents, 5 Apr. 2024 Back in 2017, during the last total solar eclipse in the US, the brand used chocolate to cover its original glazed doughnut. Parija Kavilanz, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024 The eclipse special consists of an original glazed doughnut dipped in black chocolate icing and topped with silver sprinkles, buttercream frosting, Oreo pieces and a whole Oreo cookie on top. Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 3 Apr. 2024 The Hatching Chick Donut dips a glazed donut in yellow icing and white sprinkles. Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 29 Mar. 2024 Krispy Kreme gives free doughnuts for customers affected by AT&T outage Krispy Kreme gave out free glazed doughnuts for anyone who experienced cell service troubles Thursday. Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2024 Enjoy flavored nuts, such as those that are candied, glazed, or honied, in moderation. Selene Yeager, Health, 24 Feb. 2024 Krispy Kreme is celebrating the new mashup with McDonald’s by giving out one free glazed donut to guests who visit KK shops from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, March 26. Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 26 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1540, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of glazed was in 1540

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“Glazed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glazed. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

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