gazeverb [ I usually + adv/prep ]
uk/ɡeɪz/us/ɡeɪz/B2 to look at something or someone for a long time, especially in surprise or admiration, or because you are thinking about something else:
Annette gazed admiringly at Warren as he spoke.
He spends hours gazing out of the window when he should be working.
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- He gazed out over the emptiness of the moors.
- He gazed at her, his eyes full of longing.
- She gazed in admiration at his broad, muscular shoulders.
- She was gazing out the window, rocking rhythmically to and fro.
- The women sitting opposite us were gazing admiringly at baby Joe.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Using the eyes
- before your very eyes idiom
- beheld
- bore
- breathe
- come to sb's attention/notice idiom
- eye
- feast
- gawk
- get a load of that! idiom
- get him, her, you, etc.! idiom
- glance
- keep tabs on sth/sb idiom
- look-see
- observational
- out of/from the corner of your eye idiom
- passer-by
- rest
- sneak
- squint
- visual
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gazenoun [ S ]
uk/ɡeɪz/us/ɡeɪz/C2 a long look, usually of a particular kind:
a steady gaze
an innocent/admiring gaze
literary As I looked out, my gaze fell on a small child by the road.
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- Her gaze fell upon a small box at the back of the shop.
- I could feel his malevolent gaze as I walked away.
- I averted my gaze while he dressed.
- He turned a cold, reptilian gaze on me.
- She returned his gaze steadily.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Using the eyes
- before your very eyes idiom
- beheld
- bore
- breathe
- come to sb's attention/notice idiom
- eye
- feast
- gawk
- get a load of that! idiom
- get him, her, you, etc.! idiom
- glance
- keep tabs on sth/sb idiom
- look-see
- observational
- out of/from the corner of your eye idiom
- passer-by
- rest
- sneak
- squint
- visual
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