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

The Paradise Corridor area, between Nisqually and Stevens Canyon, and Inspiration Point are great stargazing areas to take in the skies and Mount Rainier. —Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 29 Apr. 2026

There’s a reason why all astronomers advise moving from naked-eye stargazing to a pair of binoculars, not a telescope. —Jamie Carter, Space.com, 28 Apr. 2026

But a visit the rest of the year is equally worthwhile, especially when activities like stargazing at the Maria Mitchell Observatory hit their stride in autumn and winter. —Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2026

Visitors can go camping, stargazing, fishing, hiking and bird watching. —Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 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
• lasing
• phasing