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

After taking the Elysian Park west trail, participants can continue the evening with yoga, live music and stargazing with telescopes. — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026

Optics expert, Jase Parnell-Brookes, gave them four stars in their full Canon 18x50 binoculars review for enabling a relaxing and impressive session of stargazing. — Harry Bennett, Space.com, 20 July 2026

In other images, the family was seen bike riding, snorkeling, doing headstands in the ocean, enjoying tropical scenery, eating fresh fruit and stargazing. — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026

Carol’s Dollar Mountain Lodge Carol’s Dollar Mountain Lodge is another great on-resort stargazing spot. — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 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