Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gloss over

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.47 in modern English

Syllables: gloss over
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cover up a mistake or a crime; to hush up or whitewash.

Transitive verb

verb

To treat something with less care than it in some ways deserves; to ignore, or at least to discount or dismiss for the current purposes.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"They glossed over the problem, hoping that the customers wouldn't notice."
"Plausibility, I know, can only be unmasked by shewing the absurdities it glosses over, and the simple truths it involves with specious errors."
"This book only glosses over quantum mechanics; it doesn't go into detail."
""I am afraid that we are trespassing," said the doctor, awkward between his promise to the girl and the necessity of glossing over the situation. "My friend is interested in antiquities—""

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

glosses over (present, singular) glossing over (participle, present) glossed over (participle, past) glossed over (past)

Phrases

glaze over make light of

Frequently Paired Words

glaze over make light of shortchange

Synonyms

paper over whitewash sleek over hush up skate over smooth over slur over skimp over

Questions

What does gloss over mean?: To cover up a mistake or a crime; to hush up or whitewash.

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