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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Bernd Roeck
june 16, Literary Hub, 16 June 2025
Cajun Honey Dog This spicy-sweet dog, from West Coast Weenies, is a hot dog wrapped in cayenne batter, glazed in chili butter and topped with jalapeños and sea salt.
—Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2025
Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 18 May 2025
From melting shards into glazes or encasing them in glass, Issa comes closer to her Palestinian heritage, reclaiming these historical fragments into her contemporary work.
—Grace Banks, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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Verb
When not engaged in prayer, monks worked in the scriptorium till their eyes were glazed over, their backs bent, their fingers stiff.
—Bernd Roeck
june 16, Literary Hub, 16 June 2025
Cajun Honey Dog This spicy-sweet dog, from West Coast Weenies, is a hot dog wrapped in cayenne batter, glazed in chili butter and topped with jalapeños and sea salt.
—Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2025
Noun
Alas, the supermarket's diminutive Asian foods section contains nothing that answers to the description of soy glaze, nor Sichuan peppercorn sauce, with no black sesame seeds to boot.
—Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 18 May 2025
From melting shards into glazes or encasing them in glass, Issa comes closer to her Palestinian heritage, reclaiming these historical fragments into her contemporary work.
—Grace Banks, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for glaze
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“Glaze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glaze. Accessed 20 Jun. 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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