LOOKING

• (noun) the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

  "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

• (noun) the act of searching visually

  synonyms : looking for

• (adj.) 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", "fine-sounding phrases", "taken in by high-sounding talk"

  synonyms : sounding

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