How to Pronounce "glaze over"
expression
ˈɡɫeɪz/ /ˈoʊvɝ
GLAYZ OH-ver
ɡlˈeɪz/ /ˈəʊvɐ
gl-AYZ OH-vuh
Definition
If your eyes 'glaze over', you start to look bored, unfocused, or uninterested, often because something is dull or confusing. It can also mean to stop paying attention mentally.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɡɫeɪz/ /ˈoʊvɝ
British English
ɡlˈeɪz/ /ˈəʊvɐ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
GLAYZ OH-ver
UK
gl-AYZ OH-vuh
Listen in Context
Whenever the teacher talks about math, my eyes glaze over.
I try to listen, but sometimes I just glaze over in long meetings.
Her eyes started to glaze over during the boring movie.
He started explaining all the technical details and I could feel myself glazing over.