gaze
/ɡeɪz/ verb C1- To stare intently or earnestly. · They gazed at the stars for hours.
- To stare at.
He/she/it gazes · Past gazed · Past participle gazed · -ing form gazing
Verb forms
- Base form
- gaze
- He/she/it
- gazes
- Past
- gazed
- Past participle
- gazed
- -ing form
- gazing
From the library
Till as I gaze with staring eyes,
As soon as the jury had a little recovered from the shock of being upset, and their slates and pencils had been found and handed back to them, they set to work very diligently to write out a history of the accident, all except the Lizard, who seemed too much overcome to do anything but sit with its mouth open, gazing up into the roof of the court.
She rose to her feet and gazed upon him, round-eyed.
When they came into this glare each of them turned simultaneously to gaze upon the other’s face.
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