glaze
1 of 3verb (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
2 of 3noun
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
3 of 3verb (2)
glazed; glazing
intransitive verb
archaic
: stare
Example Sentences
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
Rachel Taylor, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2022 This season, the restaurant is making a seaweed broth infused with the garum and reducing it to glaze and season squid. Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2022 The idea was to preserve the area’s character, but the details will make your eyes glaze over and, according to Calhoun, have prompted many architects in the city to refuse to work there. Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Mar. 2022 As the conversation waned, Melissa felt her eyes glaze over. Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 Feb. 2022 And infusing the liquid in the batter or glaze with rosemary, lavender, or Earl Grey tea adds another level of sophistication. Anne Byrn, Bon Appétit, 25 Feb. 2022 Keep at room temperature until ready to glaze the chicken. Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 8 Feb. 2022 Coodie and Chike's documentary doesn't glaze over West's less-than-stellar PR moments. Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 Feb. 2022 Educators, school administrators and parents glaze over a harsh reality: Many kids don't like school. Garrett Smiley, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2022 Quinn Clark, Journal Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2022 This brown sugar ham is packed with flavor thanks to a sweet cola and whiskey glaze. Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Aug. 2022 Original Glazed Soft Serve is a one-of-a-kind ice cream made with ingredients from Krispy Kreme’s proprietary and secret Original Glazed Doughnut recipe, including its iconic glaze flavor, as well as real whole milk. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 23 Aug. 2022 Amid the sizzle and aromatic puffs of smoke, the sauce thickens to a luscious glaze, and — importantly — the meat cooks up fast. Christopher Kimball, USA TODAY, 3 June 2022 Reduce the heat to medium-low, add the sauce and the tofu to the wok and cook, turning the tofu occasionally, until the sauce reduces to a syrupy glaze that coats each piece, about 2 minutes. Washington Post, 30 Jan. 2022 Step 5Stir in chili paste, oyster sauce and black soy sauce; cook, stirring constantly, until the flavors meld and sauce reduces to a glaze, 1 to 2 minutes. People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 30 July 2022 Try the sweet and sour pig’s ears ($17), sliced into crunchy slivers and flavored with a lightly fruity glaze of espelette pepper. Press. Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 June 2022 But the maple glaze of the Bacon Me Crazy is balanced by the salty bacon bits sprinkled on top. Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 3 June 2022 See More
Verb
To keep the cakes fresh, they are shipped without any icing or decorations; customers can glaze and decorate their king cakes themselves. Rachel Taylor, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2022 This season, the restaurant is making a seaweed broth infused with the garum and reducing it to glaze and season squid. Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2022 The idea was to preserve the area’s character, but the details will make your eyes glaze over and, according to Calhoun, have prompted many architects in the city to refuse to work there. Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Mar. 2022 As the conversation waned, Melissa felt her eyes glaze over. Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 Feb. 2022 And infusing the liquid in the batter or glaze with rosemary, lavender, or Earl Grey tea adds another level of sophistication. Anne Byrn, Bon Appétit, 25 Feb. 2022 Keep at room temperature until ready to glaze the chicken. Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 8 Feb. 2022 Coodie and Chike's documentary doesn't glaze over West's less-than-stellar PR moments. Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 Feb. 2022 Educators, school administrators and parents glaze over a harsh reality: Many kids don't like school. Garrett Smiley, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2022 Noun
Fiddleheads also has a dark chocolate chip cherry muffin, cinnamon chip scone with cider glaze, and two cookies including the apple cinnamon and butter pecan with sea salt. Quinn Clark, Journal Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2022 This brown sugar ham is packed with flavor thanks to a sweet cola and whiskey glaze. Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Aug. 2022 Original Glazed Soft Serve is a one-of-a-kind ice cream made with ingredients from Krispy Kreme’s proprietary and secret Original Glazed Doughnut recipe, including its iconic glaze flavor, as well as real whole milk. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 23 Aug. 2022 Amid the sizzle and aromatic puffs of smoke, the sauce thickens to a luscious glaze, and — importantly — the meat cooks up fast. Christopher Kimball, USA TODAY, 3 June 2022 Reduce the heat to medium-low, add the sauce and the tofu to the wok and cook, turning the tofu occasionally, until the sauce reduces to a syrupy glaze that coats each piece, about 2 minutes. Washington Post, 30 Jan. 2022 Step 5Stir in chili paste, oyster sauce and black soy sauce; cook, stirring constantly, until the flavors meld and sauce reduces to a glaze, 1 to 2 minutes. People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 30 July 2022 Try the sweet and sour pig’s ears ($17), sliced into crunchy slivers and flavored with a lightly fruity glaze of espelette pepper. Press. Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 June 2022 But the maple glaze of the Bacon Me Crazy is balanced by the salty bacon bits sprinkled on top. Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 3 June 2022 See More 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
Kids Definition
glaze 1 of 2
verb
ˈglāz
glazed; glazing
1
: to cover with a smooth or glossy coating
glaze pottery
2
: to become dull
His eyes glazed over with boredom.
glaze
2 of 2noun
: a glassy surface or coating
glaze 1 of 2
noun
as in shimmer
a smooth and shiny surface The pot is covered with a bright red glaze. doughnuts with a chocolate glaze Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- shimmer
- glow
- polish
- finish
- gloss
- sparkle
- shine
- sheen
- glisten
- gleam
- glare
- twinkle
- luminance
- glint
- luster
- lustre
- burnish
- glimmer
- iridescence
- luminescence
- irradiation
- illumination
- blink
- luminosity
- flicker
- radiance
- brilliance
- radiancy
- refulgence
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- flatness
- dullness
- dulness
- dimness
- drabness
- cloudiness
- paleness
- dirtiness
- grayness
- dinginess
- gloom
- obscurity
- murkiness
- somberness
- obscureness
glaze
2 of 2verb
as in to lacquer
Synonyms & Similar Words
- lacquer
- varnish
- coat
- gloss
- polish
- japan
- shine
- rub
- smooth
- veneer
- buff
- slick
- burnish
- finish
- sand
- sleek
- furbish
- bone
- dress
- face
- scrub
- sandpaper
- file
- brighten
- grind
- sandblast
- smoothen
- scour
- scrape
- bob
- lap
- rasp
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- ruffle
- roughen
- rough (up)
- scuff (up)