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

Thanks to a lack of light pollution, low population, and limited rainfall and tree coverage, the region has the perfect recipe for clear, untouched dark skies ideal for stargazing. —Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2025

This Indigenous storytelling experience that incorporates stargazing. —Jen Murphy, Outside, 20 Dec. 2025

So read on to save on stargazing and nature watching, but don't leave your shopping too late! —Chris McMullen, Space.com, 20 Dec. 2025

Tucson, Arizona becomes magical in spring when the desert blooms and the night skies offer some of the clearest stargazing in the country. —Taylor Haught, Miami Herald, 19 Dec. 2025

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