Phrase guide

what are you looking at

phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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phrase

Meaning 1

Expresses discomfort because the interlocutor is looking at something; usually, this is said when the interlocutor has been staring at the speaker.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rhetoric

Qualifier: somewhat hostile

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Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: какво ме гледаш? (kakvo me gledaš?) — what are you looking at
  • Kapampangan: nanung pilawe-lawe mu — what are you looking at
  • Kapampangan: lalawe ka? — what are you looking at
  • Kapampangan: lawe-lawe ka? — what are you looking at
  • Kapampangan: lawe-lawe mu? — what are you looking at
  • Tagalog: ano'ng tinitingnan-tingnan mo — what are you looking at
  • Tagalog: ano'ng tinitingin-tingin mo — what are you looking at