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Meaning of 'looking' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Looking [ a.]
- Having a certain look or appearance; -- often compounded with adjectives; as, good-looking, grand-looking, etc.
2 . Looking [ n.]
- The act of one who looks; a glance.
- The manner in which one looks; appearance; countenance; face.
3 . Looking [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Look

Meaning of 'looking' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . looking [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
Example in sentence:
  • he gave it a good looking at;
  • he went out to have a look;
  • his camera does his looking for him;
  • his look was fixed on her eyes
2 . looking [ s]
Meaning (2):
- appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms
Example in sentence:
  • a most disagreeable looking character;
  • angry-looking;
  • fine-sounding phrases;
  • left their clothes dirty looking;
  • liquid-looking;
  • severe-looking policemen on noble horses;
  • taken in by high-sounding talk

Nearby Words:

loo loob loobies loobily looby looch looed loof looing look

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