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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
              Synonyms
              Examples for "blur"
              Examples for "blur"
              1
              The lines between the two continue to blur with every passing week.
              The Irish Times
              2
              We may start to blur the lines between work and leisure time.
              The South African
              3
              This young Philly native sure must be a blur of activity onstage.
              Reuters
              4
              The global chip leader said Tokyo's export curbs would blur its outlook.
              Reuters
              5
              In Berlin it was a blur of static; here, it was clear.
              Fatherland
              1
              Godard said that every film -maker makes the same film over and over.
              The Guardian
              2
              Perhaps the film over her eyes would lift of its own accord.
              Gratitude
              3
              And she'd turn the film over to Bill in the morning.
              Chocolate chip cookie murder
              4
              The bleeding had stopped and there was a thin film over the cut.
              Highways in Hiding
              5
              She says she agreed to make the film over green tea with Constant.
              The Guardian
              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