[verb] [I] - to look (at something or someone) for a long time, esp. in surprise, admiration or because you are thinking about something elseAnnette gazed admiringly at Warren as he spoke.Every day for a week Laura would sit gazing at the painting.He spends hours gazing out of the window when he should be working.
GAZE
Meaning of GAZE in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012