looking

Meanings

• the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
  • "he gave it a good looking at"
  • "his camera does his looking for him"
• the act of searching visually
• perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
• give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
• have a certain outward or facial expression
• search or seek
• be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
• take charge of or deal with
• convey by one's expression
• look forward to the probable occurrence of
  • "She is looking to a promotion"
• accord in appearance with
• have faith or confidence in
• 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"

Synonyms

appear, attend, await, bet, calculate, count, depend, expect, face, front, look, looking at, looking for, reckon, search, see, seem, sounding, take care, wait