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gazing

VERB

stare at

Synonyms

STRONG

admire beam bore contemplate eye eyeball gape gawk glare gloat inspect lamp look moon observe ogle peek peep peer pin pipe regard rubber rubberneck scrutinize see survey view watch wonder

WEAK

get a load of get an eyeful look fixedly size up take in

Antonyms

STRONG

abhor despise disbelieve dislike disregard forget hate ignore look away miss neglect overlook scorn

Example Sentences

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Gazing into her husband’s eyes, Sybil responds with an unassuming knockout of an admission: “I’m scared.”

From Salon • Oct. 15, 2025

Gazing up at the titanic complex, his eyes rested on a gaping hole in the building’s scorched facade.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 4, 2024

Gazing into my mom’s blue eyes instead of my own brown ones, I noticed how similar our eyebrows were, and how, except for our noses, our faces perfectly aligned in shape.

From Slate • Sep. 12, 2023

Gazing at Moscow today, it is possible to discern why Mr. Putin earned so much respect from his countrymen.

From New York Times • Aug. 6, 2023

Gazing back on that black hill above Gettysburg, that high lighted hill already speckled with fires among the gravestones, he smelled disaster like distant rain.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara