agaze

American  

[uh-geyz] / əˈgeɪz /

adjective

1. staring intently; gazing.

   The children were agaze at the Christmas tree.

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Etymology

Origin of agaze

1400–50; late Middle English. See a- ¹, gaze

Example Sentences

Then the talk stopped dead as Istra Nash stood agaze in the doorway—pale and intolerant, her red hair twisted high on her head, tall and slim and uncorseted in a gray tight-fitting gown.

From Our Mr. Wrenn, the Romantic Adventures of a Gentle Man by Lewis, Sinclair

That were indeed distinction enough for one man, well calculated to cause the world to stand agaze!

From Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 01 by Brann, William Cowper

She lay back among her pillows, trembling in the dark, afraid of she knew not what, her wide eyes agaze at the ceiling's shadows.

From The Way of the Wind by Norris, Zoe Anderson

Without another word he left the room—left it with an old man's dimmed and misty eyes agaze upon him, full of love and admiration.

From The Old Flute-Player A Romance of To-day by Hare, J. Knowles

Strangers without the gate, we stood agaze, Fearful to break that quiet, and to creep Into the home that had been ours to keep Through a long year of happy nights and days.

From Georgian Poetry 1916-17 Edited by Sir Edward Howard Marsh by Marsh, Edward Howard, Sir