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gaze
[ geyz ]
verb (used without object)
gazed, gazing.
- to look steadily and intently, as with great curiosity, interest, pleasure, or wonder.
noun
- a steady or intent look.
- 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
- intr to look long and fixedly, esp in wonder or admiration
noun
- a fixed look; stare
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Derived Forms
- ˈ, noun
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Other Word Forms
- l adjective
- İ noun
- iԲ· adverb
- dzܳg verb (used with object) outgazed outgazing
- ܲ·iԲ adjective
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Word 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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Word 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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About her calm power and that soft, unblinking gaze.
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Lower eyelid surgery, inspired by the glassy gaze of anime heroines, widens the eyes for an innocent, childlike look.
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At any given moment in summer, when thousands of free-ranging cattle are scattered across those pastures, the wolves can gaze down from their protected perch and take their pick.
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It is a metaphor for how she internalizes the external gaze and starts self-objectifying.
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She saw distracted faces when she gazed across the virtual divide to her students learning at home.
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