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gaze

Pronunciation: /geɪz/

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Definition of gaze

verb

[no object, with adverbial of direction]

look steadily and intently, especially in admiration, surprise, or thought:he could only gaze at her in astonishment

noun

a steady intent look:he turned, following her gaze offices screened from the public gaze
(in literary theory) a particular perspective considered as embodying certain aspects of the relationship between observer and observed:the male gaze