gaze
verb (used without object)
to look steadily and intently, as with great curiosity, interest, pleasure, or wonder.
have been gazing
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present perfect progressiveof gaze.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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They have been gazing down at the planet for over two decades, far longer than anyone expected, helping us forecast the weather, manage wildfires, monitor oil spills and more.
From New York Times ● May 3, 2024
Since the beginning of humanity, we have been gazing up at the heavens in wonder.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 28, 2022
Managers have been gazing enviously at the grossly successful show of Mr. Chariot and laying plans how to borrow shares of his gold and glory.
From Time Magazine Archive
This amounted to saying that U. S. citizens lately have been gazing at nothing but a huge trial balloon.
From Time Magazine Archive
Looking back, it seems to me that I must have been gazing at myself in a mirror, and have dismissed an arrow before I realised who was the quarry.
From Hypolympia Or, The Gods in the Island, an Ironic Fantasy by Edmund Gosse
