Synonyms of glossing

glossing

verb

present participle of gloss

as in polishing

to make smooth or glossy usually by repeatedly applying surface pressure

the action of the water will serve to gloss the seal's coat

Synonyms & Similar Words

• polishing
• rubbing
• smoothing
• shining
• scrubbing
• coating
• burnishing
• buffing
• scraping
• dressing
• grinding
• furbishing
• finishing
• glazing
• smoothening
• sanding
• varnishing
• bobbing
• slicking
• facing
• filing
• lacquering
• brightening
• veneering
• scouring
• sleeking
• japanning
• sandpapering
• sandblasting
• lapping
• boning
• rasping

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ruffling
• roughing (up)
• scuffing (up)
• roughening

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of glossing

The easy-to-use glossing treatment, which should be applied to damp hair and followed by a blow dryer to activate the frizz-fighting alpha acids, is a semi-permanent smoothing spray that basically creates a water-resistant shield to prevent flyaways—even in the most humid of places. — Eva Thomas, InStyle, 9 Apr. 2026

Critchley, glossing Julian of Norwich, draws a distinction between seeing and seeing through creation, but this is a false dichotomy. — Christian Wiman, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025

The downside was often a glossing-over of the tactics used to amass such fortunes. — Heller McAlpin, Christian Science Monitor, 3 June 2025