gazing
/ˈɡeɪzɪŋ/
gazing is the present participle and gerund of gaze.
Meaning of gaze
Verb
gaze (third-person singular simple present gazes, present participle gazing, simple past and past participle gazed)
- To stare intently or earnestly.
- They gazed at the stars for hours.
- To stare at.
- Strait toward Heav'n my wondring Eyes I turnd, / And gaz'd a while the ample Skie1667, John Milton, “Book VII”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished...
Noun
gazing (plural gazings)
- The act by which somebody gazes.
- There is a dangerous freshness in the hues / Of the new bonnets which that day produces / Bright from the bandbox, be they greens or blues; / The aspect of a new pelisse conduces / To gazings which the gazer often rues.1836, Francis Egerton Earl of Ellesmere, Town and Country, page 6
- To make matters worse, we pass through a torrential rainstorm, which makes window-gazing almost impossible, leaving me glad that the trip is less than 30 minutes duration.2022 November 16, Paul Bigland, “From rural branches to high-speed arteries”, in RAIL, number 970, page 55
Forms of gazing
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Words formed from gazing
Phrases with gazing
Questions about gazing
- What does gazing mean?
- Gazing means the act by which somebody gazes.
- What is gazing the present participle and gerund of?
- Gazing is the present participle and gerund of gaze.
- What part of speech is gazing?
- Gazing is a noun.
- How do you pronounce gazing?
- Gazing is pronounced /ˈɡeɪzɪŋ/.
- What is the plural of gazing?
- The plural of gazing is gazings.
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