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gaze

[ geyz ]

verb (used without object)

gazed, gazing.
  1. to look steadily and intently, as with great curiosity, interest, pleasure, or wonder.


noun

  1. a steady or intent look.
  2. at gaze, Heraldry. (of a deer or deerlike animal) represented as seen from the side with the head looking toward the spectator:

    a stag at gaze.

gaze

/ ɡɪ /

verb

  1. intr to look long and fixedly, esp in wonder or admiration
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a fixed look; stare
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • l adjective
  • İ noun
  • iԲ· adverb
  • dzܳg verb (used with object) outgazed outgazing
  • ܲ·iԲ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of gaze1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English gasen; compare Norwegian, Swedish (dialect) gasa “to look”
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of gaze1

C14: from Swedish dialect gasa to gape at
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Synonym Study

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.
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Example Sentences

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Guiraudie celebrates the frivolity of a steamy glance or a leering gaze, and “Misericordia” is no different, which is precisely why it’s such an exciting venture in the realm of contemporary queer filmmaking.

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From these bluffs he could gaze at the ocean and the Santa Monica Mountains.

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What holds it together is looking so terrible as to be, as Gareth Watkins described in the New Socialist, "a small act of cruelty" towards anyone who gazes upon the man.

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But in this moment, with Sasaki seemingly on the ropes, Roberts got his bullpen active while staring toward the mound with a contemplative gaze.

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Social media has turned real-life into science fiction and vice versa, and “Adolescence” is like staring directly into the eye of the beast, hoping that meeting its gaze will negate its poison.

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