looking

[look]

Appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms

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Having a certain look or appearance; -- often compounded with adjectives; as, good-looking, grand-looking, etc.

Noun
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; "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"

Noun
the act of searching visually

Adjective S.
appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms; "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 b


p. pr. & vb. n.
of Look

a.
Having a certain look or appearance; -- often compounded with adjectives; as, good-looking, grand-looking, etc.

n.
The act of one who looks; a glance.

n.
The manner in which one looks; appearance; countenance; face.


Looking

Look"ing, a. Having a certain look or appearance; -- often compounded with adjectives; as, good-looking, grand-looking, etc.

Looking

Look"ing, n. 1. The act of one who looks; a glance. 2. The manner in which one looks; appearance; countenance; face. [Obs.]
All dreary was his cheer and his looking.
Looking for, anticipation; expectation. "A certain fearful looking for of judgment." Heb. x. 27.

Having a certain look or appearance; -- often compounded with adjectives; as, good-looking, grand-looking, etc.

The act of one who looks; a glance.

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Usage Examples

A horse is a thing of beauty... none will tire of looking at him as long as he displays himself in his splendor.

A lot of the songs start with an image. I was sitting there playing the guitar and I pictured this old, dirty green car, with the window rolled down, in the hot, hot, hot Texas heat, and this beautiful woman I knew when I was a kid sitting behind the wheel, looking out at me.

After all, it's the future of business communication that we're looking toward.

A lot of people are obsessed with looking cool. They feel they have to look after their image.

A friend told me that teenage girls are always looking for someone to pin their dreams on. That doesn't make it any less weird though.

All of the legal defense funds out there, they're looking for people out there with court of appeals experience, because court of appeals is where policy is made. And I know, I know this is on tape and I should never say that because we don't make law, I know. I know.

Again, you can't connect the dots looking forward you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something - your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.

A love of books, of holding a book, turning its pages, looking at its pictures, and living its fascinating stories goes hand-in-hand with a love of learning.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

A lot of times black folks look for love in all the wrong places. You're always looking for somebody to love you, be accepted, and there's the insecurities that are even transmitted through rap. Everyone is trying to aim to please too much.

After marriage, a woman's sight becomes so keen that she can see right through her husband without looking at him, and a man's so dull that he can look right through his wife without seeing her.

After a few years of marriage a man can look right at a woman without seeing her and a woman can see right through a man without looking at him.

"I told my mom, 'I'm not buying another magazine until I can get past this thought of looking like the girl on the cover'. She said, ""Miley, you are the girl on the cover,' and I was, like, 'I know, but I don't feel like that girl every day.' You can't always feel perfect."

All morning they watched for the plane which they thought would be looking for them. They cursed war in general and PTs in particular. At about ten o'clock the hulk heaved a moist sigh and turned turtle.

After making several tragic movies in a row, I was looking to do a comedy, and one without cynicism.

Aging gracefully is supposed to mean trying not to hide time passing and just looking a wreck. Don't worry girls, look like a wreck, that's the way it goes.

A lot of people quit looking for work as soon as they find a job.

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