LOOKING AT
Dictionary entry overview: What does looking at mean?
• LOOKING AT (noun)
The noun LOOKING AT has 1 sense:
1. the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
Familiarity information: LOOKING AT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• LOOKING AT (noun)
Meaning:
The act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
looking; looking at; look
Context examples:
he went out to have a look / his look was fixed on her eyes / he gave it a good looking at / his camera does his looking for him
Hypernyms ("looking at" is a kind of...):
perception; sensing (becoming aware of something via the senses)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "looking at"):
coup d'oeil; glance; glimpse (a quick look)
sight; survey; view (the act of looking or seeing or observing)
lookout; outlook (the act of looking out)
observance; observation; watching (the act of observing; taking a patient look)
rubber-necking; sightseeing (going about to look at places of interest)
evil eye (a look that is believed to have the power of inflicting harm)
stare (a fixed look with eyes open wide)
squint (the act of squinting; looking with the eyes partly closed)
peek; peep (a secret look)
scrutiny (a prolonged intense look)
dekko (British slang)
