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adjective
- 1. having a specified appearance: "a young-looking American"
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Learn the various meanings and uses of the word look as a verb and a noun, with synonyms, examples, and phrases. See also the history, etymology, and related articles of look.
Learn the meaning of look as a verb, noun, and exclamation in English. Find out how to use look with different objects, prepositions, idioms, and phrasal verbs.
Looking is a verb that means to direct one's eyes or attention toward something or someone. It can also be used to express interest, desire, or expectation. See how to use looking in different contexts and idioms.
adjective. 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: sounding. superficial.
Looking is the present participle of look, which means to direct the eyes or attention toward something. Find synonyms and antonyms of looking, as well as phrases containing looking, in this online thesaurus.
noun. the act of looking: a look of inquiry. a visual search or examination. Synonyms: glance, gaze. the way in which a person or thing appears to the eye or to the mind; aspect: He has the look of an honest man.
1. To turn one's eyes on: looked him in the eye. 2. To convey by one's expression: looked annoyance at the judge; looked his devotion to me. 3. a. To have an appearance of conformity with: He looks his age. She dressed up to look the part. b. To appear to be: looked the fool in one version of the story. n. 1. a.
