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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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They'll spend the blackout dedicated to lunar observation – taking images, studying the Moon's geology and simply gazing at its splendour.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Elsewhere, “Navalny” filmmaker Daniel Roher also tries to look at the bright side in his latest, “The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist,” but only after gazing into the abyss.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

She sat on the sidewalk gazing at the concrete as she waited to be taken to the airport.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

You have Veloso’s immersive, painterly work in a 3:2 aspect ratio that gives you the feeling that you’re gazing through a window into the past.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

Andrea was gazing down at her shoes, as if she was too shy to look out at the rest of the crowd.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix