# glazing

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈɡleɪzɪŋ/ · frequency rank #28,566

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of glaze

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

## Easily confused with
- **glowing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glazing-vs-glowing)
- **grazing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glazing-vs-grazing)
- **grading** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glazing-vs-grading)
- **gliding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glazing-vs-gliding)
- **grating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glazing-vs-grating)
- **gnawing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glazing-vs-gnawing)
- **gleaming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glazing-vs-gleaming)
- **gloating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glazing-vs-gloating)
- **gaming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaming-vs-glazing)
- **gazing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gazing-vs-glazing)
- **gaping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaping-vs-glazing)
- **gating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gating-vs-glazing)
- **gearing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gearing-vs-glazing)
- **glaring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glaring-vs-glazing)
- **glancing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glancing-vs-glazing)

## Common misspellings (11)
`galzing`, `gglazing`, `glaizng`, `glazign`, `glazingg`, `glazinng`, `glaznig`, `glazzing`, `gllazing`, `glzaing`, `lgazing`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/glazing