Meanings
verbnavel-gaze (third-person singular simple present navel-gazes, present participle navel-gazing, simple past and past participle navel-gazed)
present singular third person navel-gazes · participle present navel-gazing · participle past navel-gazed · past navel-gazed
- derogatoryTo engage in self-indulgent introspection.
Origin
Back-formation from navel-gazing.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch navelstaren
- navelstarenTranslations
Spanish ensimismarse
- ensimismarseTranslations
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APA
navel-gaze. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/navel-gaze
MLA
“navel-gaze.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/navel-gaze. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “navel-gaze,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/navel-gaze.
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