gazing

present participle of gaze

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of gazing The footage shows a tabby cat gazing out the window with her back to the camera while a small gray-and-white kitten sits beside her. Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025 The final shot sees Tom gazing out the window as a curtain gently sways in the warm breeze. Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025 Mike shook Drew’s hand while gazing at his old car. Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025 Honor’s promo depicts the Robot Phone doing everything from entertaining children and taking selfies to skydiving and gazing at the stars. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2025 It was supposed to be inspired by the 1967 movie The Graduate and found Kardashian and the pop star holding hands and gazing into each other’s eyes on a beach in the Bahamas. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2025 Every detail of a stay is intentionally crafted to create moments that guests will remember long after departure, whether that’s a quiet morning by the creek, a wellness session like our new floating sound healing, or simply gazing at the Red Rocks with a morning coffee. Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2025 To be sure, space agencies including NASA already have several sun-gazing spacecraft stationed to watch for solar activity. Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2025 However, in the recorded clip, Black could be seen gazing at officers with open hands prior to being shot by a pepper ball. Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 9 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gazing
Verb
  • Willow begins to whimper, and backs away from the door—but sits promptly down, still staring at it.
    Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Making things with your hands will shift your brain into problem-solving mode and sparks creativity in ways staring at a screen never will.
    Cas Holman, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But the cringe-comedy antics of the original NBC series landed far better in Season 3 than in Season 1, once audiences began to truly love the characters instead of just gawking at them.
    Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Nunn has a divided audience, as the Baddies show is fueled with drama, with Jerry Springer style fights to keep viewers gawking.
    Nadja Sayej, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025

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“Gazing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gazing. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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