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stargazing

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. stargazing (noun)
  2. stargaze (verb)

star·gaz·ing

noun \-ˌgā-ziŋ\

Definition of STARGAZING

1
: the act or practice of a stargazer
2
a : absorption in chimerical or impractical ideas : woolgathering b : the quality or state of being absentminded
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Examples of STARGAZING

  1. We left the city after dark to do some stargazing.

First Known Use of STARGAZING

1576

Rhymes with STARGAZING

amazing, barn raising, fund-raising, hair-raising, hell-raising, house-raising, trailblazing

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