glaze over

1. 1.

   become glassy; lose clear vision

   “Her eyes glazed over from lack of sleep”

   Synonymsfilm overblur
2. 2.

   become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance

   “Her eyes glaze over when she is bored”

   Synonymsglazeglassglass over

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Questions about glaze over

What does glaze over mean?

glaze over means "become glassy; lose clear vision". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for glaze over?

Close synonyms include film over, blur, glaze, glass, glass over. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is glaze over a common word?

glaze over is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.