noun
Meaning 1
The act of one who looks; a glance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
looking
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈlʊkɪŋ/
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rhymes with -ʊkɪŋ
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CMU ARPABET: L UH1 K IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
present participle and gerund of look
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
as the last part of compound adjectives: relating to or having the appearance of.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- dorky-looking
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- 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
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sounding
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: look, looking at
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sensing, perception
Narrower terms: glance, glimpse, coup d'oeil, scrutiny, peek, peep, squint, stare, evil eye, sightseeing, rubber-necking, observation, observance, watching, lookout, outlook, view, survey, sight, dekko
noun
Meaning 6
the act of searching visually
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: looking for
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: search, hunt, hunting
History
Etymology
From Middle English lokynge, lokinge, from Old English lōcung (attested in Old English þurhlōcung), equivalent to look + -ing.
From Middle English lokynge, from earlier lokinde, lokende, from Old English lōciende, present participle of Old English lōcian (“to look”), equivalent to look + -ing.
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