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
Kundry has been gazing with a devout hushed face.
From The Wagnerian Romances by Gertrude Hall Brownell
For some minutes he has been gazing southwards over the sea, so intensely indeed that his looks almost frighten the honest doctor.
From Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" by Gordon Stables
There comes a sudden vagueness on the glass into which the observer has been gazing.
From Our Navy in the War by Lawrence Perry
