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English adjective: looking | |||
| 1. | looking appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms | ||
| Samples | 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 by high-sounding talk. | ||
| Synonyms | sounding | ||
| Similar | superficial | ||
| Antonyms | profound | ||
English noun: looking | |||
| 1. | looking (act) the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | look, looking at | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | perception, sensing | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | coup d'oeil, dekko, evil eye, glance, glimpse, lookout, observance, observation, outlook, peek, peep, rubber-necking, scrutiny, sight, sightseeing, squint, stare, survey, view, watching | ||
| 2. | looking (act) the act of searching visually | ||
| Synonyms | looking for | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hunt, hunting, search | ||
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