Meaning of LOOKING
| Pronunciation: | | l'ûking
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- [n] the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; "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"
- [n] the act of searching visually
- [adj] appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms; "left their clothes dirty looking"; "a most disagreeable looking character"; "angry-looking"; "liquid-looking"; "severe-looking policemen on noble horses"; "fine-sounding phrases"; "taken in by high-sounding talk"
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| | Synonyms: | | look, looking at, looking for, sounding, superficial |
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| | See Also: | | coup d'oeil, dekko, evil eye, glance, glimpse, hunt, hunting, lookout, observance, observation, outlook, peek, peep, perception, rubber-necking, scrutiny, search, sensing, sight, sightseeing, stare, survey, view, watching | |
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\Look"ing\, a.
Having a certain look or appearance; -- often compounded with
adjectives; as, good-looking, grand-looking, etc.
\Look"ing\, n.
1. The act of one who looks; a glance.
2. The manner in which one looks; appearance; countenance;
face. [Obs.]
All dreary was his cheer and his looking. --Chaucer.
{Looking for}, anticipation; expectation. ``A certain fearful
looking for of judgment.'' --Heb. x. 27.
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