verb
stargaze
Stargaze (verb) means to watch the stars in the night sky.
verb
1
To watch the stars in the night sky.
""That's right," declared Browning's companion. "I was out stargazing last night. Looked at the Long-Handled Dipper a long time, and it gave me an awful thirst. I've had it with me all day. Yes, mine's ale.""
— Burt L. Standish pseudonym; Gilbert Patten, Frank Merriwell at Yale (1903)
"It was a very clear night so I paused to stargaze until I got cold and went in."
2
To stare at something, lost in thought or feeling.
"Before books came into my life, I was given to stargazing and daydreaming. When books were given me, I fell upon them as a glutton pounces on his meat after a period of enforced starvation."
— Mary Antin, The Promised Land (1912)
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Etymology
Formed from star and gaze.
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What is the meaning of stargaze?
"stargaze" (verb) means to watch the stars in the night sky.
What is another word for stargaze?
Other words for "stargaze" include daydream, dream, woolgather.
What are the different meanings of stargaze?
"stargaze" has 2 main meanings: 1. To watch the stars in the night sky; 2. To stare at something, lost in thought or feeling.
