Synonyms of peering

peering

verb

present participle of peer

as in staring

to look long and hard in wonder or surprise

visitors seem mesmerized as they peer at the variety of marine life in the aquarium's huge tank

Synonyms & Similar Words

• staring
• gazing
• gawking
• gaping
• goggling
• glaring
• gawping
• blinking
• rubbernecking
• watching
• glowering
• leering
• gloating
• eyeing
• fixating
• ogling
• perusing
• observing
• studying
• considering
• regarding
• staring down
• poring (over)
• outfacing
• outstaring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• glancing
• peeking
• peeping
• scanning
• browsing
• glimpsing
• dipping (into)
• winking (at)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of peering

Looking down from the steep glass enclosure wrapping the ethereal oculus is like peering down from a cliff. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

After some major modifications, it's set to begin its five-year mission peering at new supernovas, distant galaxies and planets orbiting stars outside our solar system. — Berly McCoy, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026

On stage, the audience is the camera, peering into a cutaway of set designer Fly Davis’ ominous, two-story house, lit with foreboding foreshadowing by Anna Watson. — Frank Rizzo, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026

Amazing photographs including a polar bear peering down a hole in an ice sheet are among the 100 images shortlisted for the 2026 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026

This image captures two juveniles peering from their father’s mouth, revealing the specialized mouthbrooding strategy that helps this species increase the survival of its young. — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Looking into the keyholes of each French tip feels like peering through a portal to another world. — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 22 Aug. 2026

On a recent Thursday afternoon, an optometrist named Marina Su was peering into the eyes of Martha Infante, a forty-one-year-old mother and kitchen designer. — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026

Surveying the world from the cab of a Hummer EV feels like peering out from a fortress turret. — Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 12 Aug. 2026