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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gazing

And so at the Humanoid Games, when one robot sprinter reacted to the starting gun by sitting down, then lying on its back and gazing at the sky, viewers saw a fellow casualty of burnout.

From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026

When my yearlong tenure ended, I boarded my flight and soon was gazing out the airplane window over the Rockies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

The youngest son in a hodgepodge home, he wrote this memoir in 1993, gazing over his family’s 20th-century history.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

"They say love isn't about two people gazing into each other's eyes, it is about two people gazing outwards in the same direction. I believe this with all my heart."

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

Zvezda had his head lowered, gazing toward the river.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack