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glaze over

3 syllables
verb
Quick answer

As a verb, glaze over means become glassy.

Meanings of glaze over

2 meanings

verb

  1. Become glassy; lose clear vision

    “Her eyes glazed over from lack of sleep”

    Similar: film over, blur

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

    “Her eyes glaze over when she is bored”

    Similar: glaze, glass, glass over

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

verb: become glassy; lose clear vision
film overblur
verb: become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance
glazeglassglass over

Nearby words

glasswareglasswortglassyglaucomaglaucousglazeglazedglazerglazierglazinggleamgleaming