gaze
[geyz]
verb (used without object), gazed, gaz·ing.
to look steadily and intently, as with great curiosity, interest, pleasure, or wonder.
noun
a steady or intent look.
at gaze, Heraldry. (of a deer or deerlike animal) represented as seen from the side with the head looking toward the spectator: a stag at gaze.
Origin of gaze
1350–1400; Middle English gasen; compare Norwegian, Swedish (dial.) gasa to look
Synonyms for gaze
1. Gaze, stare, gape suggest looking fixedly at something. To gaze is to look steadily and intently at something, especially at that which excites admiration, curiosity, or interest: to gaze at scenery, at a scientific experiment. To stare is to gaze with eyes wide open, as from surprise, wonder, alarm, stupidity, or impertinence: to stare unbelievingly or rudely. Gape is a word with uncomplimentary connotations; it suggests open-mouthed, often ignorant or rustic wonderment or curiosity: to gape at a tall building or a circus parade.
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Related Words for gazer
viewer, bystander, onlooker, witness, watcher, observer, fan, theatergoer, beholder, eyewitness, looker, looker-on, kibitzer, seer, playgoer, clapper, perceiver, standee, gaperExamples from the Web for gazer
Historical Examples of gazer
Around Acre, the country was fertile and fair to the eye of the gazer.
The Boy CrusadersJohn G. Edgar
Each fortune's connate with the gazer's star, And tinted as she dreams.
The Mortal Gods and Other PlaysOlive Tilford Dargan
It was with an instinct of warm friendliness that the gazer turned from the bedside.
The Tree of KnowledgeMrs. Baillie Reynolds
The gazer turned from the words, with quick question, to the mound.
Satan SandersonHallie Erminie Rives
Otherwise she may prove to be the gazee instead of the gazer.
A Residence in FranceJ. Fenimore Cooper
gaze
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noun
Word Origin for gaze
C14: from Swedish dialect gasa to gape at
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