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" A reader's eyes may glaze over after they take in a couple of paragraphs about Canadian tariffs or political developments in Pakistan; a story about the reader himself or his neighbors will be read to the end."
Donald E. Graham

Meaning of "glaze" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GLAZE

Glasen, from glasglass.
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF GLAZE

ɡleɪz


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GLAZE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Glaze is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb glaze in English.

WHAT DOES GLAZE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Glaze

Glaze or glazing may refer to: ▪ Glaze, a layer of compacted sintered oxide formed on some metals ▪ Glaze, a coating of a glossy, often sweet, mixture applied to food ▪ Glaze, a layer of paint, thinned with a medium, so as to become somewhat transparent ▪ Glaze ▪ Glazing, a transparent part of a wall ▪ Ceramic glaze, a vitreous coating to a ceramic material whose primary purposes are decoration or protection ▪ Glazed, a 1993 album by the Canadian rock band Mystery Machine...

Definition of glaze in the English dictionary

The first definition of glaze in the dictionary is to fit or cover with glass. Other definition of glaze is to cover with a vitreous solution, rendering impervious to liquid and smooth to the touch. Glaze is also to cover with a layer of semitransparent colour to modify the tones.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO GLAZE

PRESENT

Present
I glaze
you glaze
he/she/it glazes
we glaze
you glaze
they glaze
Present continuous
I am glazing
you are glazing
he/she/it is glazing
we are glazing
you are glazing
they are glazing
Present perfect
I have glazed
you have glazed
he/she/it has glazed
we have glazed
you have glazed
they have glazed
Present perfect continuous
I have been glazing
you have been glazing
he/she/it has been glazing
we have been glazing
you have been glazing
they have been glazing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I glazed
you glazed
he/she/it glazed
we glazed
you glazed
they glazed
Past continuous
I was glazing
you were glazing
he/she/it was glazing
we were glazing
you were glazing
they were glazing
Past perfect
I had glazed
you had glazed
he/she/it had glazed
we had glazed
you had glazed
they had glazed
Past perfect continuous
I had been glazing
you had been glazing
he/she/it had been glazing
we had been glazing
you had been glazing
they had been glazing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will glaze
you will glaze
he/she/it will glaze
we will glaze
you will glaze
they will glaze
Future continuous
I will be glazing
you will be glazing
he/she/it will be glazing
we will be glazing
you will be glazing
they will be glazing
Future perfect
I will have glazed
you will have glazed
he/she/it will have glazed
we will have glazed
you will have glazed
they will have glazed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been glazing
you will have been glazing
he/she/it will have been glazing
we will have been glazing
you will have been glazing
they will have been glazing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would glaze
you would glaze
he/she/it would glaze
we would glaze
you would glaze
they would glaze
Conditional continuous
I would be glazing
you would be glazing
he/she/it would be glazing
we would be glazing
you would be glazing
they would be glazing
Conditional perfect
I would have glaze
you would have glaze
he/she/it would have glaze
we would have glaze
you would have glaze
they would have glaze
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been glazing
you would have been glazing
he/she/it would have been glazing
we would have been glazing
you would have been glazing
they would have been glazing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you glaze
we let´s glaze
you glaze
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to glaze
Past participle
glazed
Present Participle
glazing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GLAZE

ablaze · aldolase · amylase · blaze · Bordelaise · carboxylase · cellulase · coagulase · cyclase · deglaze · emblaze · enolase · hydrolase · hydroxylase · lase · laze · malaise · Marseillaise · plagioclase · underglaze

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GLAZE

glaucous gull · glaucously · glaucousness · glaum · glaur · glaury · glaze ice · glazed · glazed frost · glazen · glazer · glazier · glaziery · glazily · glaziness · glazing · glazing agent · glazing-bar · Glazunov · glazy

WORDS THAT END LIKE GLAZE

amaze · braze · craze · daze · double-glaze · faze · gaze · graze · haze · heat haze · kamikaze · maze · Naze · outblaze · raze · reglaze · sleaze · stargaze · the Naze · upgaze

Synonyms and antonyms of glaze in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «GLAZE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «glaze» and belong to the same grammatical category.
burnish · coat · coating · cover · enamel · finish · furbish · gloss · ice · icing · lacquer · lustre · patina · polish · shine · topping · varnish

Translation of «glaze» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF GLAZE

Find out the translation of glaze to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of glaze from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «glaze» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

barniz
570 millions of speakers
en

English

glaze
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

शीशे का आवरण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الصقيل
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

глазури
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

verniz
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

চক্চকে করা
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

vernis
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Sayuran
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Glasur
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

> 上薬
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

유약칠
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Glaze
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vẹt ni
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

படிந்து உறைந்த
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

झिलई
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Sır
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

smalto
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

glazura
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

глазурі
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

glazură
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λούστρο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

glans
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

glasyr
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

glasur
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of glaze

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GLAZE»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of glaze
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «glaze».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about glaze

EXAMPLES

5 QUOTES WITH «GLAZE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word glaze.
1
Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
When you tell people you're a playwright, their eyes sort of glaze over. But when you say you write the 'Fantastic Four' or 'Spider-Man,' they perk up. It's a touchstone that has gained more credibility as artistic expression.
2
Donald E. Graham
A reader's eyes may glaze over after they take in a couple of paragraphs about Canadian tariffs or political developments in Pakistan; a story about the reader himself or his neighbors will be read to the end.
3
Johann Rupert
When I tell my colleagues that I remember 1969, 1974 and 1987, their eyes glaze over, but I'm afraid I do remember them, and I therefore err on the side of caution.
4
J. Tillman
I would play my Dungeons and Dragons songs and watch people's eyes glaze over, and then I would start joking around between songs, and all of a sudden people were lighting up and engaging.
5
Richard Wall
I admit that the eyes of the intellectually and culturally lively tend to glaze over at the mere mention of sociology, often with ample justification.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GLAZE»

Discover the use of glaze in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to glaze and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Potter's Book of Glaze Recipes
The Potter's Book of Glaze Recipes is a must for potters and ceramicists of all abilities interested in creating their own glazes.
Emmanuel Cooper, 2004
2
The Ceramic Glaze Handbook: Materials, Techniques, Formulas
“No pot is left unturned, as the author features elegant examples of major glaze techniques.”—Booklist. “This well-illustrated handbook...covers glaze chemistry, application techniques, firing, and problem solving.
Mark Burleson, 2003
3
The Glaze Book
"Everything you wanted to know about glazes in one volume.
Stephen Murfitt, 2002
4
Clinical Voice Pathology: Theory and Management
Intended for a graduate text in voice pathology, this book follows the logical learning sequence, systematically developing the knowledge bases required for a thorough understanding of the subject.
Joseph C. Stemple, Leslie E. Glaze, Bernice K. Gerdeman, 2000
5
Naked Clay: Ceramics Without Glaze
This book deals with ceramic work that does not have a glaze, but instead is finished by other methods such as burnishing, terra sigillata, engobes, oxide washes, laminating, smoke firing and other methods.
Jane Perryman, 2008
6
A glaze of color: creating color and design on ceramics
Davies also explores the creative possibilities of colored glazes, as well as decorating pieces after firing with acrylic paint and paper collage. • All of the techniques discussed are applicable to ready-made bisqueware, as well as wheel ...
Jane Davies, John Polak, 2004
7
Surface, Glaze & Form: Pottery Techniques
Every new technique you learn can alter the way you currently work or even take you off on a whole different adventure. This book is indeed an atlas of possibilities. Where will you go?
Anderson Turner, 2012
8
Rookwood Pottery: The Glaze Lines
Rookwood Pottery products and its glaze lines presented with the Cincinnati, Ohio, pottery's history from 1880 until 1967.
Anita J. Ellis, 1995
9
The Social Life of Pots: Glaze Wares and Cultural Dynamics ...
In this book, fifteen contributors apply a wide range of technological and stylistic analysis techniques to pottery of the Rio Grande and Western Pueblo areas to show what it reveals about inter- and intra-community dynamics, work groups, ...
Judith A. Habicht-Mauche, Suzanne L. Eckert, Deborah L. Huntley, 2006
10
Cosa: The Black-glaze Pottery 2
New and reconsidered black-glaze pottery from the Roman Republican colony of Cosa
Ann Reynolds Scott, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GLAZE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term glaze is used in the context of the following news items.
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Chocolate Glazes Are Rather Popular In This 'Fargo' Season 2 Teaser
With the second season's September premiere date getting closer by the minute, FX is wasting no time in amping up its promotion for Fargo. «UPROXX, Jul 15»
2
Births for July 13 - The Montana Standard
Great-grandparents: Martha Kempton Conner, Annapolis, Md., and Billie Popkoff, Redmond, Ore. Great-great-grandfather: Bud Glaze, Butte. «Montana Standard, Jul 15»
3
Female trio to debut 'new American' eatery | New York Post
... chorizo cheese dip, avocado and corn tortillas, and Jamaican sugar cane shrimp with grilled pineapple, sugar cane and Jamaican rum glaze. «New York Post, Jul 15»
4
Couple's pottery at Sherrie Gallerie defined by finishes | The …
The “crystal matt” glaze produces a matte surface with tiny bits of shimmer. The pieces with the finish look like bits of rock transformed into art. «Columbus Dispatch, Jul 15»
5
Looking for a good Dogfish recipe? - CapeCod.com | Cape Cod …
Mix diced charred pineapple, cilantro and mango with salsa glaze; season to taste with salt. For the salsa glaze: Combine 1 liter apple juice, ... «CapeCod.com News, Jul 15»
6
Paint Away Hunger on July 18 at UTRGV Art Annex - The Monitor …
We are looking for happy people to help us glaze ceramics from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 18, at the UTPA Art Building Ceramic Studio. «Monitor, Jul 15»
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Columnist Dianne Williamson: Best laid retirement plans - News …
Nonetheless, we meet once a year for reasons that escape me, as she fully realizes that my eyes glaze over whenever our chats veer from ... «Worcester Telegram, Jul 15»
8
12 baked donut recipes you need to make ASAP! - Philly.com
and then top with glaze. Easy and much healthier than store-bought! But let's not stop at plain…I've gathered up 12 baked donut recipes you ... «Philly.com, Jul 15»
9
Glazed & Diffused
Ferrin Contemporary presents Glazed and Diffuse, a group show curated by Leslie Ferrin of contemporary artists who use fired clay and glaze ... «Reminder Publications, Jul 15»
10
Burger and salad best bets at Angola bistro - The Journal Gazette
The blue cheese glaze was not really a glaze and was an unappetizing-looking, thick blob of sauce. The people working at the Waterfront ... «Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, Jul 15»
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