mindmap root((注视)) gaze implies a fixed and prolonged attention, as in wonder, admiration, or abstractedness: ~ing at the waves breaking along the shore. gape suggests an openmouthed and often stupid wonder: a crowd ~d at the man threatening to jump. stare implies a direct open-eyed gazing denoting curiosity, disbelief, or insolence: kept ~ing at them as they tried to eat. glare suggests a firece or angry staring: silently ~d back at her accusers. peer suggests a straining to see more closely or fully, often with narrowed eyes and as if through a small opening: ~ed at the bird through his binoculars. gloat implies prolonged or frequent gazing, often in secret and with deep and malignant satisfaction: ~ed over the treasure.