Looking
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈlʊkɪŋ/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Looking is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of look.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of look.
More Meanings
- as the last part of compound adjectives: relating to or having the appearance of.
- The act of one who looks; a glance.
Example Sentences
dorky-looking
Good-Looking, Funny Guy — (Not funny-looking, good guy), 36, Jewish, athletic.
A complicated interplay of lookings and viewings is in play. The staging and performance of the photograph, then, is as much the subject of the photograph as the ostensible subjects […]
By one o'clock the place was choc-a-bloc. […] The restaurant was packed, and the promenade between the two main courts and the subsidiary courts was thronged with healthy-looking youngish people, drawn to the Mecca of tennis from all parts of the country.
Word Forms
- lookings
Synonyms for looking
Depending on context, synonyms include superficial, look, sounding.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sounding, superficial, noting, view, observing, viewing.
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