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sungazing

sungazing noun: the act or practice of observing the sun in the sky.

sungazing: the act or practice of observing the sun in the sky
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Noun

sungazing (uncountable)

  1. The act or practice of observing the sun in the sky.
    • Young Petala, told nothing about the sungazing ceremony, had watched the affair more interested than alarmed.1979, Ruth Beebe Hill, Hanta yo, page 123
    • Rarely, solar retinopathy has been described in sunbathers with no history of direct sungazing.2000, Frederick T. Fraunfelder, Frederick Hampton Roy, Joan Randall, Current ocular therapy, Volume 5, page 554
    Synonyms:
    sunwatching

Synonyms of sungazing

Origin of sungazing

From sun + gazing.

Questions about sungazing

What does sungazing mean?
Sungazing means the act or practice of observing the sun in the sky.
What part of speech is sungazing?
Sungazing is a noun.

Words near sungazing in the dictionary

  1. Sungari
  2. sungars
  3. sungas
  4. sungazer
  5. sungazers
  6. sungazing
  7. sungem
  8. sungems
  9. sungen
  10. sungest
  11. sungest small

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