stargazing

noun

star·​gaz·​ing ˈstär-ˌgā-ziŋ 

1

: the act or practice of a stargazer

2

a

: absorption in chimerical or impractical ideas : woolgathering

b

: the quality or state of being absent-minded

Examples of stargazing in a Sentence

We left the city after dark to do some stargazing.

Recent Examples on the Web

Topline Despite hosting the shortest nights of the year for skywatchers in the Northern Hemisphere, June brings one of the year’s finest months for casual stargazing, with bright planets and delicate crescent moons dominating the post-sunset hour. —Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026

The good news is that the nights very gradually get longer night by night after the solstice, and stargazing can begin earlier and earlier. —Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 31 May 2026

Partnering with nearby Lowell Observatory, the hotel, located on Route 66, features telescopes for stargazing. —Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 24 May 2026

Pretty Beach House, north of Sydney, incorporates Indigenous storytelling into its stargazing experiences through its Dark Sky Storytelling Tour in collaboration with Girra Girra Aboriginal Experiences. —Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1576, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for stargazing

• amazing
• appraising
• rephrasing
• blazing
• brazing
• crazing
• gazing
• glazing
• grazing
• hazing
• phasing
• phrasing