gaze
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- noun
- /ɡeɪz/
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mirada
- His gaze was fixed on the horizon, lost in thought about the future.
- steady gaze
- fixing his gaze
- avert their gaze
The straight white male gaze is considered universal.
- The straight white male gaze is considered universal.
- Putin held my gaze and I love to tell the tale.
- I followed the first lady's gaze and found the president.
- That doesn't mean that they're escaping your gaze, that they're hiding.
- Instead of rushing to fill the gap, you pause, hold her gaze, and smile.
- But I agree that that idea of the capitalist gaze is really interesting.
- Somehow his gaze found Proeus, who looked so aged.
- That's interesting that the the ego, the the male gaze is immediately threatened.
- Yeah, I think the the concept of like the male gaze is, is often very misunderstood.
- Madau, sister brother whispered, coming up beside Lebanon, her gaze unwavering on the dragon.
Examples
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Instead of rushing to fill the gap, you pause, hold her gaze, and smile.
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Somehow his gaze found Proeus, who looked so aged.
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Suddenly, as though he felt her gaze on him, he turned to the house.
Fiction book (1990) -
Sarah turns to follow her gaze, expecting to see nothing, but there is Max.
Fiction book (1990) -
The locks of hair return our gaze to the head from which they were cut.
Academic text (2011) -
I followed the first lady's gaze and found the president.
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Yes, I am-- by your captivating gaze.
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Now, Amber, I like how your gaze is kind of downcast.
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I ask no monument proud and high to arrest the gaze of the passers by.
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The poem indicts the Western gaze and the images that became equated in Western culture with Africa.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
Compounds
How Steady
Surface Forms
Etymology
Gaze is a helpful word to remember by thinking of the word stare; it means a 'long and steady look' when your eyes stay fixed on someone or something.