intransitive. To gaze fixedly and with the eyes wide open. Of the eyes: to gaze in this way. In modern use chiefly with at, but also with into, in…

intransitive. To gape, stare; to look intently.

To gaze fixedly or stupidly; to stare as one terrified, amazed, or fascinated. Obsolete.

intransitive. To look intently or fixedly, to gaze. Frequently with prepositions, esp. over. Now rare except as passing into sense 1b.

intransitive. To gaze meditatively; to look thoughtfully or intently. With †in, on, upon. Also figurative.

intransitive. To stare.

intransitive. Of persons: To turn the eyes to one side or other, to look obliquely, to squint; also to goggle with the eyes and to goggle at (a…

intransitive. †In early use: To look vacantly or curiously about; also, to stare, open one's eyes (with astonishment). In modern use: To look…

To look fixedly, gaze intently; to stare open-eyed. (= glare, v. 2, glower, v.) Obsolete exc. dialect.

intransitive. To stare, to gaze in alarm or wonder.

intransitive. To stare idly or vacantly; to gaze, gape, gawp. Cf. gaw, v.

intransitive. Scottish. To stare with wide-open eyes; to gaze intently or with an air of surprise. Also to glower at, over.

intransitive. To stare foolishly.

To gaze stupidly or with bewildered vision (after, upon). Obsolete.

intransitive. With upon, about. To gaze meditatively, wonderingly, or intently; to be absorbed in thought; to muse, ponder. Obsolete.

intransitive. To gaze, stare.

figurative of 1. Const. as above. in phrases, to feed one's eyes, to feed one's sight. Also, of the tongue, to feed the ear.

In sarcastic phrases to seek, buy,or sow gape-seed: to stare gapingly at a fair or market, instead of transacting useful business.

to shoot one's eyes: to gaze eagerly. rare.

intransitive. To stare.

intransitive. To gaze intently or admiringly at something or someone.

intransitive. To stare vacantly.

Of an animal, esp. a pig: that has had a knife thrust into its neck; that has been stuck (stick, v.1 1c); = sticked, adj.1 1. Chiefly in similative…

intransitive. To gaze. Only in present participle.

intransitive. To stare or gape stupidly.

figurative of 1. Const. as above. in phrases, to feed one's eyes, to feed one's sight. Also, of the tongue, to feed the ear.

intransitive. To look earnestly and fixedly; to gaze with pleasure; to peer.

To gaze with ‘glowing’ eyes. rare. Cf. quot. 1374 at glow, v.2