Stargaze
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈstɑɹɡeɪz/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Stargaze is a verb meaning To look at the stars at night.
Meaning
To look at the stars at night.
More Meanings
- (figuratively) To gaze engrossed with emotion or contemplatively.
Example Sentences
It was a very clear night so I paused to stargaze until I got cold and went in.
Before books came into my life, I was given to stargazing and daydreaming. When books were given me, I fell upon them as a glutton pounces on his meat after a period of enforced starvation.
"That's right," declared Browning's companion. "I was out stargazing last night. Looked at the Long-Handled Dipper a long time, and it gave me an awful thirst. I've had it with me all day. Yes, mine's ale."
Word Forms
- stargazes
- stargazing
- stargazed
Synonyms for stargaze
Depending on context, synonyms include dream, daydream.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include dream, daydream, gaze, begaze, star, starbathe.
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