eye contact

noun

: visual contact with another person's eyes

Examples of eye contact in a Sentence

He maintained eye contact with me throughout the conversation.

The speaker made eye contact with audience members.

The jury avoided eye contact with the defendant as the verdict was read.

Recent Examples on the Web

One exercise lets sales employees practice pitches with lifelike AI customers that carry on natural conversations and scores employees on aspects like eye contact, filler words, and conciseness. — Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 6 July 2026

In person, Huang subdues his ironic braggadocio with polite eye contact and rolling belly laughs at his own jokes. — Mariella Rudi, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

The clip resembles a melodramatic reality TV scene, with Cunningham’s unwavering eye contact and powerful pointing finger proving strangely compelling. — Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Just as Derek seems to have talked him down, April rushes into the scene, forcing Clark to lose eye contact with Derek. — Ew Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1942, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for eye contact

• overreact
• abstract
• attacked
• attract
• contract
• detract
• distract
• enact
• exact
• extract
• hijacked
• impact

Kids Definition

eye contact

noun

: the act of looking another person straight in the eye

Medical Definition

eye contact

noun

: visual contact with another person's eyes