Sugarcoating is a term used to describe the process of making something appear more attractive or appealing than it actually is. It is often used in the context of communication, where one person may be trying to make a situation sound better than it is. The term can also refer to the act of coating food with sugar, such as glazing a cake or icing a cookie. GLAZE, with five letters, and icing, also with five letters, are two common terms used to describe this process. Glazing, with seven letters, is another term used to describe the process of coating food with sugar.