at gaze

prepositional phrase

Gazing; standing so as to stare (especially of deer); statant guardant.

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. governmentGazing; standing so as to stare (especially of deer); statant guardant.

    They were prick-eared animals, roused by her voice from their business and standing now at gaze.

    1955, William Golding, The Inheritors, Faber and Faber, published 2005, page 52
    2 more examples

    When he wished to draw Harvey's attention to the peak-halyards, he dug his knuckles into the back of the boy's neck and kept him at gaze for half a minute.

    1897, Rudyard Kipling, Captains Courageous

    Lord John was standing at gaze with his finger on the trigger of his elephant-gun, his eager hunter's soul shining from his fierce eyes.

    1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC
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APA

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“at gaze.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/at%20gaze. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “at gaze,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/at%20gaze.

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