looking

Meaning

Verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of look
2. as the last part of compound adjectives: relating to or having the appearance of.

Noun

The act of one who looks; a glance.

look

• Verb
• Intj
• Noun

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Synonyms

seeing

look

sight

vision

looking at

looking for

searching

sounding

watching

glass

image

inspection

like

mirror

🪞

picture

reflection

reflector

seeking

sightsee

sign

spirit

staring

summoning

superintending

supervising

viewing

perception

search

eye-sight

appearance

asking

calling

📲

examination

form

gaze

gazing

glance

Translations

occhiata

sguardo

ناظر

متطلع

نظْرة

انظار

ullada

llambregada

Anblick

aussehend

schauend

sehend

Sehen eines anderen

mirada

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlʊkɪŋ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: lokinge

Inherited from Old English: lōciende

Inherited from Old English: *lōcung

Cognate with Old English: þurhlōcung

In summary

From Middle English lokynge, from earlier lokinde, lokende, from Old English lōciende, present participle of Old English lōcian (“to look”), equivalent to look + -ing.

Sentences

No , no thanks , just looking .

Looking down at the spoon he held , the boy saw that the oil was gone .

Then he realized that he had been distracted for a few moments , looking at the sword .

A child is looking through a pretend telescope on playground equipment in front of a blue sky .