gaze
/ɡeɪz/ noun B2- A fixed look; a look of eagerness, wonder, or admiration; a continued look of attention.
- In Lacanian psychoanalysis, the relationship of the subject with the desire to look and awareness that one can be viewed.
- The framework in which a subject is presented, determined by the biases of the creator and/or audience.
- A group of raccoons.
Plural gazes
From the library
When they came into this glare each of them turned simultaneously to gaze upon the other’s face.
Till as I gaze with staring eyes,
“No, I didn’t,” said Anne solemnly, meeting Marilla’s angry gaze squarely.
With resentful eyes and passion-red cheeks she confronted alike Diana’s sympathetic gaze and Charlie Sloane’s indignant nods and Josie Pye’s malicious smiles.
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