Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glazing

/ˈɡleɪzɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.01 in modern English

Syllables
glaz-ing
IPA
/ˈɡleɪzɪŋ/
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of glaze

noun

The act or process of glazing or an instance thereof.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The material used in such act or process; glaze.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The part of a window or wall made of glass or another transparent material.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

All the windows of a building.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The art of covering with a vitreous substance.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Semi-transparent colours painted thinly over others to modify the effect.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English glasynge; equivalent to glaze + -ing.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

glazings (plural)

Phrases

double glazing double-glazing glazing agent glazing bar

Rhymes With

amazing raising praising grazing blazing gazing phrasing phasing hazing razing appraising lazing

Questions

How do you pronounce glazing?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡleɪzɪŋ/.
What does glazing mean?
present participle and gerund of glaze
Where does glazing come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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