gaze

¹gaze

verb \ˈgāz\

gazedgaz·ing

Definition of GAZE

intransitive verb

: to fix the eyes in a steady intent look often with eagerness or studious attention

— gaz·er noun

Examples of GAZE

1. He gazed out the window at the snow.
2. She gazed intently into his eyes.

Origin of GAZE

Middle English

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to GAZE

Synonyms: blink, gawk, gawp [chiefly British], gape, goggle, peer, rubberneck, stare

Related Words: glare, gloat, glower; consider, eye, fixate, observe, regard, watch; leer, ogle; peruse, pore (over), study; outface, outstare, stare down

Near Antonyms: glance, glimpse, peek, peep; browse, dip (into), scan; wink (at)

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Rhymes with GAZE

baize, blaze, braise, braze, chaise, craze, days, daze, faze, fraise, glaze, graze, Hays, haze, lase, laze, maize, Mays, maze, phase, phrase, praise, raise, raze, vase, ways