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GLAZE OVER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance

Example:

Her eyes glaze over when she is bored

Synonyms:

glass; glass over; glaze; glaze over

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "glaze over" is one way to...):

change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)

Sentence frame:

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Sense 2

Meaning:

Become glassy; lose clear vision

Example:

Her eyes glazed over from lack of sleep

Synonyms:

blur; film over; glaze over

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Sentence frame:

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