gaze
Americanverb (used without object)
noun
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a steady or intent look.
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Heraldry. at gaze, (of a deer or deerlike animal) represented as seen from the side with the head looking toward the spectator.
a stag at gaze.
verb
noun
Related Words
Gaze, stare, gape suggest looking fixedly at something. To gaze is to look steadily and intently at something, especially at that which excites admiration, curiosity, or interest: to gaze at scenery, at a scientific experiment. To stare is to gaze with eyes wide open, as from surprise, wonder, alarm, stupidity, or impertinence: to stare unbelievingly or rudely. Gape is a word with uncomplimentary connotations; it suggests open-mouthed, often ignorant or rustic wonderment or curiosity: to gape at a tall building or a circus parade.
Other Word Forms
- gazeless adjective
- gazer noun
- gazingly adverb
- outgaze verb (used with object)
- ungazing adjective
Etymology
Origin of gaze
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English gasen; compare Norwegian, Swedish (dialect) gasa “to look”
Example Sentences
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Lying on a blanket spread out on the ground, we gaze up at Jupiter, one of the brightest planets in the sky.
From BBC
"So, AI should beware - for this week's predictions I've been gazing at where his hut used to be and thinking 'what would Albert do?'"
From BBC
"They can cast the female gaze against those male characters and challenge the traditional norms on women," Wang says.
From BBC
He wished “to be shut out from the big world, gazing at your dark eyes …” Writing a letter in the midnight moonlight, she sent him “ten thousand kisses.”
From Literature
The two friends held each other’s gaze for a couple of blinks before returning once again to staring at the Mainly Frozen Ocean.
From Literature
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