GLAZE OVER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does glaze over mean? 

• GLAZE OVER (verb)
  The verb GLAZE OVER has 2 senses:

1. become glassy; lose clear vision

2. become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance

  Familiarity information: GLAZE OVER used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GLAZE OVER (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Become glassy; lose clear vision

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Synonyms:

blur; film over; glaze over

Context example:

Her eyes glazed over from lack of sleep

Sentence frame:

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Sense 2

Meaning:

Become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

glass; glass over; glaze; glaze over

Context example:

Her eyes glaze over when she is bored

Hypernyms (to "glaze over" is one way to...):

change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)

Sentence frame:

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