gazing

present participle of gaze

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of gazing Related The Instagram gallery opens with a photo of Grande embracing Alvarez and gazing into his eyes amid lush greenery. — Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 3 Nov. 2026 No, the only way to truly appreciate The Gilded Age is to adopt the same perspective that Oscar and Enid prefer when gazing upon the rest of New York society. — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026 Laserstein shows herself at work, gazing out at the spectator, her model peering thoughtfully over her shoulder, a collaborative force in the artwork rather than its passive object. — Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026 Rows of bent heads gazing at their phone screens; each face replaced by a ray of light sucked towards the screen. — Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 26 Oct. 2026 Scoring the best view For optimal sky-gazing, Petro suggested finding a place free of obstruction from trees or buildings, such as a large field. — Dharma Niles, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026 Wasson detects a lingering resentment in the poor Sicilian kid gazing up at the idle rich. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026 Those who fall short have to be satisfied with simply gazing at the destination from the parking lot. — Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026 While the pair kept PDA to a minimum, Johnson was photographed laughing at something the musician had said and gazing at him. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 17 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gazing
Verb
  • Jovovich captioned the photo, a close-up of her lookalike teenager staring into the camera.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Instead of staring directly at the galaxy, look slightly beside it.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The film opens with Tenzing as a boy, gawking at Mount Everest, which looms across the valley like Godzilla.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
  • On most days the Jewel House in the Tower of London is packed with tourists gawking at the fabled British Crown Jewels.
    — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 17 Aug. 2026

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“Gazing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gazing. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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