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Meanings of glaze over in English

Catalan
envidriar-se

Become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance.

envidriar-se
Portuguese
desfocar
Catalan
velar-se
Spanish
velarse

Become glassy; lose clear vision.

desfocar
Usage of glaze over in English
1
Stock market jargon is enough to make most people's eyes glaze over.
The Irish Times
2
Talk to most ordinary people about pensions and their eyes glaze over.
The Irish Times
3
But there was a glaze over them that told its own tale.
Across the Spanish Main: A Tale of the Sea in the Days of Queen ...
4
My eyes started to glaze over with the onslaught of historic dates.
Alpine for You
5
The ancient villager's eyes glaze over, as if recalling some dim memory.
Zork, the Force of Krill
6
Yes, I am talking global warming, but please don't glaze over quite yet.
The Guardian
7
Most people's eyes glaze over when the word pension is mentioned.
The Irish Times
8
Words like conservation and ecosystem used to make Jesse Mulligan's eyes glaze over.
Radio NZ
9
If they frown or their eyes glaze over, it's not a good sign.
Wired
10
My eyes glaze over when people want to talk about curating.
The Guardian
11
While the tart is still warm, brush the apricot glaze over the top.
Cooking for friends
12
The words regulatory arbitrage are enough to make most people's eyes glaze over.
The Irish Times
13
Annie's eyes began to glaze over after the first few minutes.
Stroke of Enticement
14
Outside on the hotel forecourt, my brother's eyes dip down and glaze over.
The half life of stars: a novel
15
His cat eyes, which were black again, seemed to glaze over.
Halo
16
Eyes have come to glaze over at the very mention of stem cells, however.
The Irish Times
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Translations for glaze over
Portuguese
desfocar
Glaze over through the time
Glaze over across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Less common
United Kingdom
Rare