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gaze

[ geyz ]

verb (used without object)

gazed, gazing.
  1. to look steadily and intently, as with great curiosity, interest, pleasure, or wonder.


noun

  1. a steady or intent look.
  2. 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

  1. intr to look long and fixedly, esp in wonder or admiration
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a fixed look; stare
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • l adjective
  • İ noun
  • iԲ· adverb
  • dzܳg 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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