fixate
verb (used without object)
to obsessively concentrate one's attention (usually followed byon ).
are fixating
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present progressiveof fixate.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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I take very little solace in these couple of lines that people are fixating on.
From Slate ● May 7, 2022
All eight Star Wars movies in the Skywalker saga are now available to watch on Disney+, but right now viewers are fixating on a single added second.
From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2019
In Dallas, people are fixating on that apparently shows the Cowboys’ owner, Jerry Jones, maligning Bill Parcells and Tim Tebow, which is an impressive 52 seconds of work.
From New York Times ● Apr. 14, 2010
Our head enters into the movement of listening for the sound, our eyes are fixating the point in the outer world.
From The Photoplay A Psychological Study by Hugo Münsterberg
