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)

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

glazer

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noun (2)

glaz·​er

-zə(r)

plural -s

1

: one that glazes: such as

a

: an operator of a machine that puts a gloss on leather by rubbing it with a hard roller after it has been oiled

b

: one that coats pottery, brick, or tile by dipping the product into a glaze solution

c

: one that gives furs a glossy finish

d

: panman

2

: a tool, machine, or other device used for glazing

Examples of glaze in a Sentence

Noun (1)

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

Hailey finished off her look with her signature glazed doughnut nails and her diamond engagement ring. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 22 June 2026

Remember that porous planters and hanging baskets will dry out more quickly than plastic or glazed pots. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 20 June 2026

Noun

The soy sauce, rice vinegar, and honey creates the perfect salty, sweet, and bright glaze for the fish. — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 25 June 2026

The takeout service, Asia Live On-the-Go, with specialties such as Sheng Jian Bao, the pork dumplings, and Peking Duck, roasted and served with a seasonal fruit glaze — will begin that day also. — Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 23 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

Verb (1)

Middle English glasen, from glas glass

Verb (2)

probably blend of glare and gaze

Noun (2)

Middle English glaser one whose work is cutting and setting glass (as windowpanes), from glasen to glaze + -er

First Known Use

Verb (1)

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

Noun (1)

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

1 of 2 verb

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