glossing over

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Present participle of gloss over
gloss over
To treat something with less care than it deserves; to skimp

This book only glosses over quantum mechanics, and doesn't go into detail.

gloss over
To cover up a mistake or a crime; to hush up or whitewash

They glossed over the problem, hoping that the customers wouldn't notice.

gloss over
If you gloss over a problem, a mistake, or an embarrassing moment, you try and make it seem unimportant by ignoring it or by dealing with it very quickly. Some foreign governments appear happy to gloss over continued human rights abuses
gloss over
cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error; "Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin"; "She tried to gloss over her mistakes"
gloss over
treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly
gloss over
embellish, smooth over; touch up, alter
glossing over
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