glaze over

• Verbo compuesto que describe cómo la mirada de alguien se vuelve vidriosa o ausente, a menudo por aburrimiento, cansancio o falta de interés.

A phrasal verb used to describe the act of becoming glassy or expressionless, often due to boredom, fatigue, or lack of interest.

incontable · intransitivo · phrasal, sin objeto

1. Become dull or expressionlessinformal

   When someone's eyes become fixed and expressionless, often due to boredom, tiredness, or lack of interest.

   Volverse vidrioso o sin expresión

   • His eyes glazed over during the long lecture.
   • When she started talking about tax forms, his eyes glazed over.
   • The student's eyes glazed over as the teacher droned on.

   Sinónimosglass over

2. Become covered with a thin layerformal

   To become covered with a thin, shiny layer, like ice or a coating.

   cubrirse con una capa fina

   • The pond glazed over with a thin layer of ice overnight.
   • The cake's surface glazed over with a sugary coating.
   • The windows glazed over with frost in the cold morning.

   Sinónimosfilm overfrost overice over

Verbo baseglaze