Vocabulary Quiz: Stare, Gaze, and Glare

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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 (correct)
  • To look at someone or something with your eyes partly shut
  • To look at someone or something with your mouth open in shock
  • To look at someone or something angrily

What is the difference between 'stare' and 'glare'?

  • A stare is less intense, while a glare is more intense
  • A stare is a brief look, while a glare is a longer look
  • A stare is neutral, while a glare is angry (correct)
  • A stare is more prolonged, while a glare is a quicker look

What does 'squint' mean?

  • To look at someone or something quickly
  • To look at someone or something steadily
  • To look at something with your eyes partly shut (correct)
  • To look at someone or something with your mouth open

What does 'ogle' mean?

<p>To look at someone or something with sexual interest or disapproval (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'gape' mean?

<p>To look at someone or something with your mouth open in shock (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'wink' mean?

<p>To shut and open your eyes quickly (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'eye' someone mean?

<p>To look at someone carefully, often with suspicion (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between 'gawk' and 'gape'?

<p>Gawk is a rude or stupid look, while gape is a surprised look (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'glance' mean?

<p>To look at someone or something quickly (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'blink' mean?

<p>To shut and open your eyes quickly (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Study Notes

  • 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
  • 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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