eye contactnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈaɪ ˌkɒn.tækt/us/ˈaɪ ˌkɑːn.tækt/C2 the situation in which two people look at each other's eyes at the same time:
He's very shy and never makes eye contact.
If you're telling the truth, why are you avoiding eye contact with me?
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Using the eyes
- before your very eyes idiom
- beheld
- bore
- breathe
- come to sb's attention/notice idiom
- dart
- eye
- feast
- gawk
- get a load of that! idiom
- get him, her, you, etc.! idiom
- keep tabs on sth/sb idiom
- look-see
- observational
- out of/from the corner of your eye idiom
- passer-by
- saw
- sneak
- squint
- visual
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