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What does it mean to 'gaze' at someone or something?
To look at someone or something steadily, often without realizing it
What is the difference between 'stare' and 'glare'?
A stare is neutral, while a glare is angry
What does 'squint' mean?
To look at something with your eyes partly shut
What does 'ogle' mean?
To look at someone or something with sexual interest or disapproval
What does 'gape' mean?
To look at someone or something with your mouth open in shock
What does 'wink' mean?
To shut and open your eyes quickly
What does 'eye' someone mean?
To look at someone carefully, often with suspicion
What is the difference between 'gawk' and 'gape'?
Gawk is a rude or stupid look, while gape is a surprised look
What does 'glance' mean?
To look at someone or something quickly
What does 'blink' mean?
To shut and open your eyes quickly
Study Notes
Verbs Related to Looking
- Stare: to look at something/somebody for a long time, often with a rude, bored, surprised, or angry expression
- Stare into space: to look blankly into the distance, often without realizing it
- Give someone a stare: to direct a long, intense look at someone
Gaze
- To gaze: to look steadily at something/somebody, often with interest or surprise
- Gaze into space: to look blankly into the distance, often without realizing it
- Dope one's gaze: to look steadily at something
Glare
- To glare: to look at someone/something with an angry expression
- Give someone a glare: to direct an angry look at someone
- The glare of something: a very bright, unpleasant light
Squint
- To squint: to look at something with eyes partly shut, often to keep out bright light or to see better
- (Of an eye) to look in a different direction from the other eye
- To have/take a squint of something: to look at something with eyes partly shut
Peer
- To peer: to look closely or carefully at something, especially when it's not clearly visible
- To peer at something: to look closely at something, often with difficulty
Ogle
- To ogle: to look hard at someone in an offensive way, often showing sexual interest or disapproval
Gape
- To gape: to stare at someone/something with an open mouth, often due to shock or surprise
Gawk/Gawp
- To gawk/gawp: to stare at someone/something in a rude or stupid way, often with an open mouth
Blink
- To blink: to shut and open your eyes quickly
- In the blink of an eye: to happen very quickly, without a blink: to do something without hesitation
Wink
- To wink: to close one eye and open it again quickly, often as a private signal or to show something is a joke
Eye
- To eye: to look at someone/something carefully, often with suspicion or interest
- To eye someone up: to look at someone in a way that shows you have a special interest in them, often sexual
Glance
- To glance: to look quickly at something/someone
- To take/shoot/throw a glance: to direct a quick look at someone/something
- At a glance: to understand or notice something immediately
Peek
- To peek: to take a quick and secret look at something that you should not be looking at
- To take a peek: to take a quick and secret look
Peep
- To peep: to look quickly and secretly at something, often through a small opening
Glimpse
- To glimpse: to see someone/something for a moment, but not very clearly
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