Definition
to disregard or cover up an issue, such as an embarrassing error, in order to minimize its importance and swiftly move on to another topic
During the meeting, he tried to gloss over last season's sales mistakes to quickly move on to the plans for the next quarter.
She always tries to gloss over family issues, making it seem like her life is perfect.
In the report, he glossed over the company's financial troubles, which left investors concerned.