looking

UK /ˈlʊkɪŋ/ US /ˈlʊkɪŋ/

noun 1

Definitions

noun

The act of one who looks; a glance.

A complicated interplay of lookings and viewings is in play. The staging and performance of the photograph, then, is as much the subject of the photograph as the ostensible subjects […]

Collocations

VERB + LOOKING

am, searched

I am looking for my keys everywhere but I can't find them anywhere.

LOOKING + NOUN

child

The looking child pressed her face against the window to see the parade outside.

PREP.

into, up

She spent the afternoon looking into different universities for her daughter.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceivin

look

adjective — appearing to be as specified

sounding

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

I'm looking for a job

Indicates that the speaker is looking for a job.

I'm looking for a grocery store

Indicates that the speaker is looking for a grocery store.

on the outside, looking in

Excluded from a group, process, or opportunity, and feeling downhearted as a result.

Won't you take me back again? I'll be waiting here till then / On the outside looking in

Example Bank

A complicated interplay of lookings and viewings is in play. The staging and performance of the photograph, then, is as much the subject of the photograph as the ostensible subjects […]

Wiktionary

"This is what I was looking for!" he exclaimed.

Tatoeba · #1513

You found me where no one else was looking.

Tatoeba · #1641

What are you looking for?

Tatoeba · #16255

What are you looking at?

Tatoeba · #16256

I am looking forward to seeing you.

Tatoeba · #17481

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