glaze
verb [I] (BORED) /ɡleɪz/ (also glaze over)Definition
› If your eyes glaze or glaze over, they stay still and stop showing any emotion because you are bored or tired or have stopped listening: Among the audience, eyes glazed over and a few heads started to nod.Not showing or feeling emotionsControlling emotions glazed /ɡleɪzd/ adjective › All the rooms have glazed doors. a glazed expression/lookGlassWindows and parts of windowsNot paying attentionTreating as unimportantNeglecting and ignoring
(Definition of glaze verb (BORED) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- anodyne adjective
- belie verb
- bite your lip idiom
- cold-eyed adjective
- coldly adverb
- detachment noun (NO EMOTION)
- expressionless adjective
- hard-bitten adjective
- icy adjective (UNFRIENDLY)
- impassive adjective
- impenitent adjective
- inexpressive adjective
- internalize verb
- po-faced adjective
- poker-faced adjective
- reserved adjective (PERSON)
- sphinx-like adjective
- stiff upper lip noun
- stoic adjective
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