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gaze.

To stare intently or earnestly.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɡeɪz//ˈɡæɪz/Australia
  1. To stare intently or earnestly.

    intransitive
    They gazed at the stars for hours.
  2. To stare at.

    poetic · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English gasen; akin to Swedish dialectal gasa and Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (usgaisjan, “to terrify”).

noun/ɡeɪz//ˈɡæɪz/Australia
  1. A fixed look; a look of eagerness, wonder, or admiration; a continued look of attention.

  2. The object gazed on.

    archaic
  3. In Lacanian psychoanalysis, the relationship of the subject with the desire to look and awareness that one can be viewed.

  4. The framework in which a subject is presented, determined by the biases of the creator and/or audience.

    in-compounds · usually
  5. A group of raccoons.

    collective
Where this word comes from

From Middle English gasen; akin to Swedish dialectal gasa and Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (usgaisjan, “to terrify”).

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