GAZING Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

gazing

verb

present participle of gaze

as in staring

to look long and hard in wonder or surprise just sat there and gazed at the panorama before us until it got too dark to see

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Recent Examples of gazing Other communities, such as Malibu, have developed ordinances to reduce glare and artificial light, as has Joshua Tree National Park, a star-gazing haven that is designated an International Dark Sky Park. —

Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026 Or, if you'd rather be cocooned in greenery than gazing at the Pacific, one of the two treehouse-style suites nestled in the property's garden is a dreamy alternative. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 May 2026 Here's what to know about the timing, and if the weather will allow for moon-gazing activities. —

Mariyam Muhammad, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026 Cunningham rose with the crowd, gazing in anticipation. —

Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026 Jack was captured sitting on the floor and gazing at his name, which had been written on the ground in white chalk. —

Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026 One untitled work from 1994 shows a strange monster—a guard bent over, gazing back at us between his own legs, his upside-down grin framed by his jackboots. —

Ben Davis, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026 Crevette answers all your seafood desires, while other options include crepes and waffles, beers and glasses of wine, ideally consumed gazing over the sunset. —

Maddy Odom, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2026 Days are spent barefoot, raising turnips, sitting out by the lake, gazing at the cattle. —

Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026

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So, sometimes silence and solitude is necessary, and just like sitting on a plane watching nothing, doing nothing, just staring blankly at … it's called raw-dogging a flight.

— Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026
According to the criminal complaint in that case, a woman at a coffee shop drive-thru reported seeing a man, later identified as Trepanier, at the back of the building with his pants down and masturbating while staring at her.

— Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 8 May 2026