gaze
verb (used without object)
to look steadily and intently, as with great curiosity, interest, pleasure, or wonder.
has been gazing
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present perfect progressiveof gaze (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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"When I was younger this shore-fast ice was upwards of eight feet," says Austin Ahmasuk who has been gazing out at this icy water since the day he was born.
From BBC ● May 11, 2017
This month it has been gazing at gas clouds shrouding infant stars in the constellations Scorpius and Ophiuchus.
From Nature ● Oct. 20, 2014
There comes a sudden vagueness on the glass into which the observer has been gazing.
From Our Navy in the War by Lawrence Perry
He has been gazing at you for an hour steadily.
From Ernest Linwood or, The Inner Life of the Author by Caroline Lee Hentz
For thousands of years the world has been gazing upon dead stones and canvases, reading dead words.
From Visionaries by James Huneker
