eye-lock
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.39 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
Alternative form of eyelock.
Example Sentences
- "Another useful insight is to watch for "eye-locks" between people during management meetings."
- "Stepping off an elevator, she finds herself in an eye-lock with Lili, who is standing in the doorway of her apartment, stock still, staring and uttering a miserable "How can this be?!!""
- "Two series of moments, far apart yet with commonalities, involve experiences of eye-lock with a girlfriend and a hyena."
- "McMahon was hugging Carter and trying to eye-lock me at the same time."
- "If someone eye-locks you in a Gaze Glaze, don't look at your shoes, which you will instinctively want to do."
- "Danny locks eyes with one of the Caseys for a few seconds and then turns to eye-lock with the other while speaking."