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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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Servatii blends pureed apples into the dough then glazes them and tops them with a buttery cinammon crumb after the bake.
—Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Sep. 2025
Vanessa Taylor, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
Each piece is crafted with embossed lace detail around the rim and features a deep caramel glaze to effortlessly blend with the gorgeous hues of the season.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2025
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Verb
The resource bit is where many players’ eyes might glaze over — there’s just so damned much to collect and spend.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Servatii blends pureed apples into the dough then glazes them and tops them with a buttery cinammon crumb after the bake.
—Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
Natron bubbling out of pale saline lakes in the Wadi Natron (west of the Nile) was used in making the blue glaze faience for amulets such as Taweret’s and the scarab beetles such as those produced in a delta factory.
—Vanessa Taylor, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
Each piece is crafted with embossed lace detail around the rim and features a deep caramel glaze to effortlessly blend with the gorgeous hues of the season.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Glaze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glaze. Accessed 30 Sep. 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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