sidegaze
sidegaze noun: the act of looking sideways, to the left or right, by moving only one's eyes.
Noun
sidegaze (plural sidegazes)
- The act of looking sideways, to the left or right, by moving only one's eyes.
- "His light wentout very promptly, didn't it?" She flashed me a sidegaze. Were we acting convincingly?1930, Ray Cummings, “Section 4, Ch. 28, "The Ascent of Archimedes"”, in "Brigands of the Moon: Part Three of a Four-part Novel" in Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May and June 1930
- Gaze is almost never straight ahead but varies between downgaze, sidegaze, and upgaze. Correct fixation of an object does not take place.1984, Joseph Lang, Strabismus, →ISBN, page 127
Forms of sidegaze
| plural | sidegazes |
|---|---|
| alternative form | side-gaze |
| alternative form | side gaze |
Origin of sidegaze
From side + gaze.
Words that rhyme with sidegaze
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Questions about sidegaze
- What does sidegaze mean?
- Sidegaze means the act of looking sideways, to the left or right, by moving only one's eyes.
- What part of speech is sidegaze?
- Sidegaze is a noun.
- What is the plural of sidegaze?
- The plural of sidegaze is sidegazes.
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