glaze over
To become unfocused, as if through boredomTo become unfocused, as if through boredom.
» Mary's eyes glazed over, and her gaze drifted over Tom's shoulder as he went on talking.
Maria bekam trübe Augen, und ihr Blick schweifte über Toms Schulter, während der weiterredete.
Meaning
3 senses(intransitive)To become unfocused, as if through boredom.
Someone's eyes may glaze over before or during a seizure.
(intransitive)To form a glazed coating: to ice over or otherwise to become covered in a glossy sheen.
(proscribed, transitive)To gloss over.
An important issue that is often glazed over.
- become glassy; lose clear vision
- become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance
Examples
1 sentencesMary's eyes glazed over, and her gaze drifted over Tom's shoulder as he went on talking.
deMaria bekam trübe Augen, und ihr Blick schweifte über Toms Schulter, während der weiterredete.
Forms
glazes over, glazing over, glazed over, glazed over| Base form | glaze over · to glaze over |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | glazes over |
| Present participle | glazing over |
| Past simple | glazed over |
| Past participle | glazed over |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
5 synonyms- become glassy; lose clear vision:film overblur
- become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance:glazeglassglass over
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb