English Explanatory Dictionary

looking

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of look
  2. as the last part of compound adjectives: relating to or having the appearance of.
noun
  1. The act of one who looks; a glance.

Pronunciation

/ˈlʊkɪŋ/ en-us-looking.ogg

Word forms

looking lookings

Etymology

From Middle English lokynge, from earlier lokinde, lokende, from Old English lōciende, present participle of Old English lōcian (“to look”), equivalent to look + -ing.

Related words

caught looking here's looking at you looking glass not see for looking on the outside, looking in strike out looking what are you looking at

Derived words

backward-looking bad-looking fine-looking forward-looking full-looking funny-looking good-looking hardlooking ill-looking inward-looking nice-looking not as green as one is cabbage-looking onlooking plain-looking unlooking well-looking
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