Meaning & use
reglazing
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“reglazing” is a form of “reglaze”.
Meanings
noununcountable
The act or job of putting a new glass pane or a new shiny surface on something.
Grammar: Names an activity, so it has no plural: 'Reglazing takes a day.'
Patterns
- reglazing of something
- the reglazing work
Reglazing the old windows made the whole room warmer.
The reglazing of the shopfront took two days.
verbtransitive
Present participle of reglaze: fitting new glass or a fresh shiny coating.
Grammar: Needs an object: 'They are reglazing the door.'
Patterns
- be reglazing something
- start reglazing something
They are reglazing the kitchen cabinets this week.
She was reglazing the picture frame when I called.
Word forms
| third person singular | reglazes |
|---|---|
| past tense | reglazed |
| past participle | reglazed |
| -ing form | reglazing |
Common combinations
- window reglazing
- Window reglazing is cheaper than buying new frames.
- bathtub reglazing
- Bathtub reglazing can hide deep scratches.
- reglazing work
- The reglazing work starts on Monday.
- cost of reglazing
- Ask about the cost of reglazing before you agree.
Synonyms and how they differ
- glazing
- The general word for fitting glass; reglazing stresses that glass is being fitted again.
- resurfacing
- Used for giving a new top layer to a hard surface, not usually for glass.
Word family
Commonly confused: reglazing or glazing? reglazing or reglazing?
reglazing vs glazing
Glazing is the glass itself or the first fitting; reglazing means doing it again.
reglazing vs reglazing
Spelled with one z after the prefix re-; 're-glazing' with a hyphen is also seen.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'reglazing' correctly?
Choose one answer.
'Reglaze' is transitive, so it takes a direct object with no preposition: 'reglazing the windows'. The other options add prepositions that the verb does not need.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “reglazing”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.