I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
let your gaze/eyes/thoughts/mind etc drift
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Idly she let her eyes drift over his desk.
look/gaze longingly at sb/sth
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He looked longingly at the tray of cakes.
look/gaze/stare out of the window
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Mom stared out of the window at the road.
piercing gaze
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She felt foolish and unsure under his piercing gaze .
return sb’s gaze/stare
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She kept her eyes fixed on the floor, refusing to return his gaze.
stare/gaze/look fixedly at sth
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Ann stared fixedly at the screen.
the public gaze (= people's eyes or attention )
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Their activities have been hidden from the public gaze .
unblinking stare/gaze
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His father’s unblinking gaze was fixed on the fire.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
around
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She gazed around her, impressed in spite of her unease and her determination to appear indifferent.
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He warily gazed around at his detractors, fully aware that any slim camaraderie they shared was likely to smolder as well.
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Lifting her head, she gazed around bleakly, and sighed.
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Smiling, she gazed around her.
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His eyes are wide as he gazes around in a kind of apprehension.
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On the concourse people stood around gazing up at the departure and arrival boards, checking times of trains.
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Others were content to sit and wait, reading their programmes or gazing around .
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As I gazed around the orchard the sun was coming up and there was that peculiar smell of the Normandy countryside.
back
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Large, solemn grey eyes gazed back , shadowed with tension.
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Toni turned her gaze back to the fireplace to grasp a newly feigned interest in the bright flames.
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They only gazed back at us with eerie little smiles.
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Then, at the final moment you turned, gazing back in my direction.
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The boy gazed back sweetly, forbearing from touching anything, and daring anyone to challenge his intentions.
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And, gazing back , Pumfrey tried to interpret, from his expression, the implications of that last remark.
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She blushed faintly and gazed back .
blankly
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The tea forgotten, she gazed blankly through the window.
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Katherine lay on the bed which had become hers and gazed blankly at the ceiling.
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He walked off and I gazed blankly at the cricket match.
down
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The rabbit, she thought tipsily, does not willingly gaze down the barrel of the gun.
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Something which ignited in those brown depths as he gazed down at her.
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The Sphinx of Giza gazed down at the red velvet couch.
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Forty-one Liz stood in her darkening bedroom and gazed down at Anna.
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Were those dark eyes that were gazing down at her really Guido's?
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For a long moment they lay and she gazed down at him, their eyes locked.
fixedly
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He compromised by gazing fixedly into the middle distance, where moorland and forest drifted by and could be contemplated almost casually.
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Nathan gazed fixedly at her for a moment with an expression she couldn't fathom, then disappeared again.
longingly
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Apparently not, for now she was gazing longingly at the pool, then at Liz.
off
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Robbie gazed off into space for a moment.
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He stood gazing off into vistas, legs apart, arms folded across his chest and thought deep thoughts.
out
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The familiar figure of Selwyn Hopkins sat on the bench under the horse chestnut tree, gazing out over the estuary.
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The shop owner continued to gaze out at the blue air which fell away below, just ten yards from his feet.
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Above her head, Pauline gazed out at the camera with composure, her dark hair smooth, her dark brows winged.
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He gazes out as the Setting sun turns the placid ocean into a sea of gold.
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I found him sitting on the bench to the side of the house gazing out over Backyards.
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That Casey rocks, he hums, he gazes out the window.
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She went to the window and opened it, gazing out at the magnificent view over the vast lake.
round
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Most of the men preferred to avoid her glance, either gazing round the room or studying their shoes with intense interest.
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A darkly florid officer with black moustache walked briskly through the debris, gazing round as though looking for some one.
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When Elisabeth realised her mistake, she had stood up and gazed round the cinema.
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She stood still for a moment, breathing the air, gazing round her.
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Zach gazed round at the tiny wooden bed under the eaves.
still
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He was still gazing at her across the warm fog of the coffee bar.
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I will still gaze out the window as I write; they will still toil, but now in their dark home.
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He was still gazing straight at her, without smiling or speaking.
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She was still gazing upwards anxiously when Felipe reappeared, and this time he was climbing down.
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As a result, the Ragusans adopted him as their patron saint and his effigy still gazes out over the Stradun.
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Fairham was still gazing at the door.
up
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He walked without hesitation to the very front row, sat down and lay back, gazing up at the screen.
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Ted stayed on the phone for a while, and I gazed up at the sky.
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They were isolated from the crowd, their arms linked, the woman gazing up in to his face.
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Roland Darby looked at Luke Teal, who gazed up at the ceiling.
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The bull lifts its head a little and gazes up at the Admiralty for some moments.
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Fitzormonde gazed up at the cruel gargoyle faces on the Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula.
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We stood about for a while longer, gazing up .
upwards
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He gazed upwards until a lace curtain flicked back and he realised an elderly woman with white hair was studying him suspiciously.
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She was still gazing upwards anxiously when Felipe reappeared, and this time he was climbing down.
■ NOUN
awe
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Ruth gazed about her in awe .
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They gazed in awe at the hive of activity against the muted background clack of typewriter and word processor keyboards.
ceiling
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Katherine lay on the bed which had become hers and gazed blankly at the ceiling .
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Robins slightly endeared herself to me by going a little pink and gazing at the ceiling .
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She gazed at the ceiling , feeling her heart beat and breathing slowing to normal, her body quietening.
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She gazed up at the ceiling with its painted blue flowers and wondered what Arnie was doing in Bradford.
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Maurin was gazing at the ceiling .
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But others looked as though they were desperately trying to find a way out, gazing to the ceiling deep in thought.
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The two women remained motionless, gazing up at the ceiling as if to trace the source and direction of the footsteps.
face
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His face gazed moodily into mine.
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Immediately upon their entrance, they were washed by a shoal of white faces gazing at them from behind cold masks.
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Riders avoid our faces , and gaze down on our skull crowns where the bone jigsaw cleaves.
hand
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Edward was enthralled; he leaned his head on his hands and gazed .
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Dorothy leaned her chin upon her hand and gazed thoughtfully at the Scarecrow.
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He held out his hand , and gazing at it with admiration he appeared to write on his extended palm.
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But when she glanced at him she saw he was supporting his chin on one hand and gazing directly at her.
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Gripping her spear in white hands , she stood gazing at the shadowy Isle.
head
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Above her head , Pauline gazed out at the camera with composure, her dark hair smooth, her dark brows winged.
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Lifting her head , she gazed around bleakly, and sighed.
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The bull lifts its head a little and gazes up at the Admiralty for some moments.
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Next moment every head turned to gaze skywards as a brilliant red star flared into life high above Bethlehem House.
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She stared confusedly at him for several seconds, then lowered her head , gazing into the glass she was holding.
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Turning her head sideways, Laura gazed at the man reclining in his seat beside her.
mirror
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She gazed dispiritedly into the mirror , and the face looking back was like that of a stranger, pale and hollow-eyed.
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Lovelock kept gazing into the mirror and finding that it was nearly bottomless.
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Her hands dropped to her sides as she gazed into the cracked mirror .
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In the primary when, for example, he gazes into a mirror .
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The relieved Prince grunted an acknowledgement, then leaned forward to gaze critically in the mirror .
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She sat gazing into the mirror .
moment
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For a moment , Vitor gazed at the ring in his hand, then he slid it into his hip pocket.
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For a moment he stood gazing balefully at the Corsican's back as he turned away to pass on down the line.
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But before I duck in, I pause a moment to gaze at the rapidly changing color of the sky.
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For long moments it gazed and the rabbits remained motionless, staring back without a sound.
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Then, at the final moment you turned, gazing back in my direction.
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He stopped for a moment and gazed about him.
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Donna stood at the window a moment longer, gazing out at the people in the street below.
room
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Most of the men preferred to avoid her glance, either gazing round the room or studying their shoes with intense interest.
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I saw that William was gazing across the room at the night beyond the windows.
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He frowns, and curls his beard round his fingers, gazing about the room .
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At this point, I gaze about the room , stretching a bit.
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I gazed quickly around the room and sighed bitterly.
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She gazed unseeingly across the room , ashamed of her own weakness, all too aware of her vulnerability.
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He gazed despairingly about the room .
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She gazed across the room at the door he kicked shut behind him, biting her lip.
sea
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He gazed out to sea and the horizon as he did it, offering no more yet giving so much away.
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Odysseus as usual was on the sandy shore letting his salt tears flow while he gazed at the empty sea .
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Those are rocks and you are sitting on them gazing out to sea .
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Instead of sitting down beside me as usual, he remained standing on the cockpit bench, gazing mournfully out to sea .
space
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Mrs Frizzell gazed into space and Mrs Murphy smoothed back errant curls from her damp forehead.
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Robbie gazed off into space for a moment.
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He was just gazing into space .
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Nails shut the door and stood gazing into space , silent, apparently thinking.
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Miles gazed out into space through the circular hatch in the roof of the chamber.
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The Grand Palace dominates the city, with its gleaming spires piercing the skyline and its Buddha statues gazing serenely into space .
window
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He walked to the window and gazed down through the net curtains.
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He walked to the window and gazed out at the rain, the stethoscope flapping against his chest.
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He went over to the window and gazed down into Hand and Ball Court.
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She sat on the chair by the window and gazed out at the wide lawns edged by chestnut trees.
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At one point she roamed over to the window and gazed out.
■ VERB
continue
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As he continued to gaze down into the sunlit water a sound intruded into his mind.
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The shop owner continued to gaze out at the blue air which fell away below, just ten yards from his feet.
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Willie continued to gaze at the materials.
sit
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For a moment, it could have been a second only, he sat rigidly gazing down at his clasped hands.
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She sat gazing into the mirror.
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Donna ordered brandy from the steward and sat gazing at the window of the train.
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After I have put the phone down I sit gazing at Kyle on the opposite side of the airwell.
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He wanted to sit for ever gazing out of the window as the landscape loomed close and then slid by.
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Mr White Face continued to sit cross-legged, gazing up at me, his tusked countenance quite inscrutable.
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But most of the night he sat in silence, gazing abstractedly into the fire.
stand
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Gripping her spear in white hands, she stood gazing at the shadowy Isle.
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For a time Kathy stood gazing at the night sky.
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Antony rose to his feet and stood gazing intensely at her.
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But the painting said nothing at all to me as I stood gazing at it.
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She walked a ways downriver and then stood gazing at the glimmering water.
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For a moment he stood gazing balefully at the Corsican's back as he turned away to pass on down the line.
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I stood there, gazing down, and feeling a reverence for these spectacles of the natural world.
stop
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She stopped and gazed intently down.
turn
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He is also replacing his receiver and turning to gaze thoughtfully out of the window.
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Toni turned her gaze back to the fireplace to grasp a newly feigned interest in the bright flames.
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The strident ringing startled him again, but this time he turned slowly, gazing at the phone.
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He turned to gaze at the lake and then shook his head in a knowing way.
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He turned to gaze with cool appraisal at his secretary, sitting sullenly all this time.
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Then, at the final moment you turned , gazing back in my direction.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
gaze at/contemplate your navel
level voice/look/gaze
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Her eyes were a washed-out blue with a level gaze.
look/stare/gaze into space
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He was just gazing into space .
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In his study, Bernard Quex stared into space , pen motionless over his notepad.
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Mrs Frizzell gazed into space and Mrs Murphy smoothed back errant curls from her damp forehead.
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Mrs James caught me staring into space twice even though the girl sitting next to me had nudged me in time.
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My companion remained oblivious to the sights, staring into space and frowning.
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Rachel screamed and woke up, drenched with sweat, shaking, staring into space .
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Sometimes the door was ajar and I would see her sitting absolutely still, staring into space , not reading at all.
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Usually, after a performance I come home and stare into space .
penetrating look/eyes/gaze etc
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Although most people would have stared at his nose Adam was more struck by his penetrating eyes.
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He was from Fukien province, was missionary-trained, and had bright, penetrating eyes.
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Matron was equally dignified, with a towering cap of white linen and a penetrating gaze.
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Nomatterwhat she did to distract herself, his dark penetrating eyes lingered in her memory as though they'd been branded there.
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Take a long hard, and penetrating look into the way you handle your life and the pattern of your partnerships in general.
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The woman scrutinized me from across the office, holding her penetrating gaze as I walked toward her.
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They were the blackest, brightest, most penetrating eyes I ever saw....
searching look/glance/gaze
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Crouched down beside it, Delaney took another searching glance behind him, at the lifeless, cluttered room.
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Guy led Chalon back on to the road, casting another searching glance up at Isabel's closed face.
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Soul searching Look no further for a hot new boy band.
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The searching gaze was too much for Denis.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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He stopped talking suddenly and gazed into the distance.
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I lay back on the sand and gazed at the stars above.
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Ruth gazed down at the sleeping child.
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She sat gazing out the windows at the people walking by.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Antony rose to his feet and stood gazing intensely at her.
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But before I duck in, I pause a moment to gaze at the rapidly changing color of the sky.
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Edward was enthralled; he leaned his head on his hands and gazed.
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He gazes at us full on with a half-smile and wide-open eyes.
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He was just gazing into space.
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She gazed dispiritedly at her own reflection in the mirror, seeing the dark shadows beneath her eyes.
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Surely he deserves better of me than to gaze at him with my policeman's eyes.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
blue
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His hazy blue gaze is one of quiet absence.
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Belinda dared to meet his wicked, twinkling blue gaze , and found that their eyes locked together surprisingly often.
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Hopefully her tour of the lodge would soon drive the mocking blue gaze of Matthew Blake from her mind.
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But Isabel saw genuine humour flash briefly in his blue gaze .
dark
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She found that his dark brown gaze was already fixed on her, and she swallowed very hard.
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Beside her, Julius's dark gaze remained fixed on the road ahead.
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She had been prepared to tolerate them for the sake of Nicolai's handsome uniformed appearance and dark romantic gaze .
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With difficulty she glanced away from his dark compelling gaze .
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She found her eyes drawn and caught in his dark gaze .
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A flicker of surprise in the dark gaze narrowed to amusement.
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Grateful to be spared the unsettling power of that dark gaze , Ronni took the opportunity to study him for a moment.
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She looked up and found Alain's eyes on her, the dark gaze studying her through the driving mirror.
level
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Her eyes were a washed-out blue with a level gaze .
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When the peat-brown eyes fixed on hers again, their level gaze showed he had recovered from his astonishment at seeing her.
male
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Theories of female spectatorship often begin by problematising the mechanisms of the male gaze .
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The determining male gaze projects its fantasy on to the female figure, which is styled accordingly.
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According to this argument, women internalise the male gaze to the point that they survey themselves.
public
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Whether diplomatic activity should be shielded from the public gaze is a matter for debate.
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We do not want to be doing strange and arcane things entirely out of the public gaze .
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In his last years, Stalin lived almost entirely secluded from the public gaze .
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Thought better by Jewry itself to withdraw him from the public gaze .
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Out in the cold ... far from the public gaze .
steady
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In view of the latter's steady , incredulous gaze , I could not blame him.
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Usually Sara saw him as a bronzed, athletic man with a steady gaze , manly features and narrow hips.
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He will look you squarely in the eye, with a steady gaze .
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Now the slow burn of his steady gaze awakened feelings within her which were scary.
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Jess felt embarrassed under his steady gaze .
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As she felt the pressure of his steady gaze she lost her sense of authority and began to feel awkward and girlish.
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For a few seconds she found her eyes trapped in that unnervingly steady gaze .
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He flinched but withstood the glare and held Lee's steady gaze .
■ VERB
allow
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What dreary offices we inhabit, I thought as I allowed my gaze to travel round this miniature version of my own.
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Her preoccupation with Proteus allowed Kevin's tormented gaze to creep up as far as her knees.
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She allowed her gaze to flick up every time the hand passed the twelve.
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She allowed her steady gaze to flicker from the glass which she had been holding firm.
avert
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This may be the wrong time for the party to avert its gaze .
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Neither of us cries but we are obviously repressing deep emotions, and peo-ple, sensing this, avert their gaze .
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Art, it seems, is the perpetual recidivist, always ducking back into the aesthetic as soon as vigilant life averts its gaze .
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In it the artist portrays a disheveled thirty-one-year-old Morisot averting her gaze from the viewer.
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I averted my gaze and felt uncomfortable.
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He averted his gaze from the Fermoyle house, where Jozia might be watching him this very moment.
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No, but I've averted my gaze a few times.
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I averted my gaze , taking in a deep breath then just to prove I could.
avoid
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Throughout our long conversation his head is constantly in motion, eyes darting to and fro consciously avoiding my gaze .
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It skidded to a halt immediately and rapidly looked away, avoiding the man's gaze .
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She sat down, avoiding the huge mirror behind him, trying to avoid his gaze .
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Steadfastly, she avoided his gaze , not wanting to give him an opportunity for some deflating remark.
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Willie shuffled with embarrassment and avoided her large gaze .
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They were all studiously avoiding meeting his gaze , though he thought they were watching him out of the sides of their eyes.
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Most had made for the jousting grounds to get a good seat; the rest carefully avoided Brandon's gaze .
direct
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They directed their gaze on Miss Bedwelty, confirming the worst.
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It is towards experiences, then, that we shall have to direct our analytical gaze .
draw
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His white linen undershirt was open at the throat, drawing Isabel's gaze upward.
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Letia half-turned to face her, drawing her gaze back.
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It was Corrary who pointed, and drew their gaze to the dark shadow on the water.
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Landed and aristocratic ladies drew his adoring gaze .
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Rows of simple wooden benches drew her gaze towards the altar, where candles burned beside a tall, plain wooden crucifix.
drop
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For no reason at all, she shivered and dropped her gaze .
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We look at each other, and then, drop our gaze to hide our confusion.
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Immediately, she dropped her gaze away, feeling torn once again.
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He dropped his gaze and concentrated on his hands, examining his clean perfect nails.
feel
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As he followed Isaac's gaze , Alan felt the nightmare closing in.
follow
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I followed her gaze down the long empty platform and there at the other end stood a tall figure.
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Mavis followed his gaze with her eyes and found her Uncle Alban.
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Dolly and Linda followed his gaze .
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He stared off toward a cluster of people near the fireplace and I followed his gaze .
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As he followed Isaac's gaze , Alan felt the nightmare closing in.
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There was a look of stupid surprise on his face, and Barbara followed his gaze , uncomprehending.
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Intrigued, she followed his gaze .
hold
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Fear spurted up into his mouth but he managed to hold the gaze , eye to eye.
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She looks up at him, holds his gaze for a second or two, then drops her eyes.
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The intense blue of his eyes had dimmed as he looked up and held her gaze .
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The woman scrutinized me from across the office, holding her penetrating gaze as I walked toward her.
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But it was his partner who drew and held Lindsey's gaze .
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Hitch held her gaze until he heard Plummer heading back towards the kitchen.
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She held his gaze as long as she could.
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He just stood there and looked at her and Maggie held his gaze for a moment before inviting him in.
keep
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He could not keep her gaze .
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I said evenly, keeping my gaze level and steady and my posture perpendicular and upright.
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He kept his gaze on one particular tree.
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He kept his gaze in his lap.
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The woman keeps shifting her gaze from Cote to stare at the pads with a kind of fascinated horror.
let
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Tallis watched them, then let her gaze wander along the stark crags and jutting masonry walls.
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He let his gaze rest upon the awed and silent faces that fringed his passage, but without seeing them.
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She did not let her gaze rise from this task.
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What does it mean when man gazes into a woman's eyes, then lets his gaze drop to her cleavage?
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Dreading what he might see, Rincewind let his gaze slide upwards.
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Idly, he let his gaze drift across the horizon.
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I found it hard not to let my gaze wander over the sideways-falling cup of her blue bikini.
lower
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He stepped back from the microphone and lowered his gaze , lost in painful emotion.
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When Ryan read the charge of homicide of Menendez, Franco lowered his gaze from the bench and stared at his feet.
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She lowered her gaze hastily and found her irrepressible sense of humour surfacing.
meet
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Duroc looked up at Rafferty, and the priest turned his head, meeting his gaze with pained, still-clear eyes.
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Jack looked down, afraid to meet his gaze .
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She sat at our feet in perfect composure, head high, her eyes never meeting my gaze .
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She was tense, almost afraid to breathe, almost afraid to meet his gaze .
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Her soft blue eyes hardened as they had never done before in her life and she met his gaze head-on.
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When Byrne looked back, Stephen could not meet his gaze .
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She said nothing, but she met his gaze fully and did not veil her own.
return
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Surere was returning his gaze out of candid, friendly eyes; convinced eyes.
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But still, I kept my eyes fixed on the floor, refusing to return his gaze .
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He returned her gaze intently - but remained silent.
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She returned his gaze without backing off.
shift
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They shifted their gaze to Rosen who grimaced sympathy at them, nodding.
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The woman keeps shifting her gaze from Cote to stare at the pads with a kind of fascinated horror.
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Then, as he seemed about to leave, he shifted his gaze from Sean O'Farrell and caught her staring.
tear
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A that Mala flushed slightly, but even so seemed unable to tear her gaze away from the man in gold and white.
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Bernice tore her gaze from the creature.
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At last Fairham tore his gaze away and filed out in front of Nicholson.
turn
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Puzzled, she turned her gaze once more to the pictured Petula.
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Ask yourself what turned your gaze in another direction.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
avert your eyes/gaze etc
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Art, it seems, is the perpetual recidivist, always ducking back into the aesthetic as soon as vigilant life averts its gaze.
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He stepped into the aisle, averting his eyes from the altar.
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I averted my eyes from her.
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I averted my gaze and felt uncomfortable.
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I wish I had power, just power enough to avert my eyes.
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In it the artist portrays a disheveled thirty-one-year-old Morisot averting her gaze from the viewer.
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Sometimes Fate tiptoes discreetly at the margins of our lives, averting her eyes and keeping her distance.
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They avert their eyes when they pass her in the hall.
drop your eyes/gaze
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They dropped their eyes and pretended not to notice him.
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For no reason at all, she shivered and dropped her gaze.
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He blessed himself and dropped his eyes as the hearse passed.
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I drop my eyes in confusion.
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I dropped my eyes to my foot, straightened out the tongue, and stood up.
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She dropped her eyes back to the pile of letters.
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She looks up at him, holds his gaze for a second or two, then drops her eyes.
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We look at each other, and then, drop our gaze to hide our confusion.
fasten your eyes/gaze on sb/sth
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Maggie fastened her eyes on him and tried to get control of her temper and her very stupidly lingering disappointment.
gaze at/contemplate your navel
level voice/look/gaze
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Her eyes were a washed-out blue with a level gaze.
look/stare/gaze into space
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He was just gazing into space .
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In his study, Bernard Quex stared into space , pen motionless over his notepad.
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Mrs Frizzell gazed into space and Mrs Murphy smoothed back errant curls from her damp forehead.
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Mrs James caught me staring into space twice even though the girl sitting next to me had nudged me in time.
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My companion remained oblivious to the sights, staring into space and frowning.
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Rachel screamed and woke up, drenched with sweat, shaking, staring into space .
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Sometimes the door was ajar and I would see her sitting absolutely still, staring into space , not reading at all.
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Usually, after a performance I come home and stare into space .
meet sb's eye(s)/gaze/glance etc
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It was hard to meet his eyes for long, and she looked away.
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Nothing in the three villagers' long but sheltered past could have prepared them for the horrendous sight that met their eyes.
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On occasion, she would meet Ted's eyes, and he would wink, and nod his head encouragingly.
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She met Charles's eyes and looked away in case he could read her renewed longing for Keele.
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She met his eyes without flinching, a mutinous sparkle enlivening the depths of her own grey gaze.
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They meet the eyes of others.
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This is an interesting question and there is probably more to it than meets the eye.
penetrating look/eyes/gaze etc
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Although most people would have stared at his nose Adam was more struck by his penetrating eyes.
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He was from Fukien province, was missionary-trained, and had bright, penetrating eyes.
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Matron was equally dignified, with a towering cap of white linen and a penetrating gaze.
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Nomatterwhat she did to distract herself, his dark penetrating eyes lingered in her memory as though they'd been branded there.
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Take a long hard, and penetrating look into the way you handle your life and the pattern of your partnerships in general.
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The woman scrutinized me from across the office, holding her penetrating gaze as I walked toward her.
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They were the blackest, brightest, most penetrating eyes I ever saw....
sb's eyes/gaze settles on sb/sth
sb's eyes/gaze/glance fall(s) on sth
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A fierce, terrified elation raced through her veins as her eyes fell on the knife only an inch away from her hand.
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As he scanned the room for potential defenders his eyes fell on Father Ed Dougherty.
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Does the gaze fall on the impaired body or on social barriers?
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He greeted her, his eyes falling on her again for an instant and then skittering away.
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He helped me shift the tea-chests and his eyes fell on your clothes as though dazed in a perfumed garden.
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Its huge eyes fell on the scrap of paper on the floor.
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Looking around, his glance fell on the twigs scattered on the ground where Cassowary had thrown them.
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My eyes fell on the bed and to my horror something began slowly to stir under the blanket.
searching look/glance/gaze
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Crouched down beside it, Delaney took another searching glance behind him, at the lifeless, cluttered room.
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Guy led Chalon back on to the road, casting another searching glance up at Isabel's closed face.
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Soul searching Look no further for a hot new boy band.
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The searching gaze was too much for Denis.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a small man with a shrewd gaze
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Toni turned her gaze back to the fireplace.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Hinn focused his gaze on the opposite end of the stadium, near the top.
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It seemed that he had not heard Garland's little speech but his gaze came round eventually.
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It was that bitter rivalry that led us to lift our gaze to space-but what we have seen has transfigured us.
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Nathan's gaze flickered over her, his own thoughts hidden behind eyes reflecting the soft glow of the bedhead lamp.
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She said nothing, but she met his gaze fully and did not veil her own.
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The full force of that old gaze .
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The tap-tap boy with the crooked gaze stood in the open doorway, grinning as usual.
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We look at each other, and then, drop our gaze to hide our confusion.