Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stargaze

/ˈstɑɹɡeɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.55 in modern English

Syllables: stargaze
IPA: /ˈstɑɹɡeɪz/

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To look at the stars at night.

verb

To gaze engrossed with emotion or contemplatively.

Example Sentences

"It was a very clear night so I paused to stargaze until I got cold and went in."
""That's right," declared Browning's companion. "I was out stargazing last night. Looked at the Long-Handled Dipper a long time, and it gave me an awful thirst. I've had it with me all day. Yes, mine's ale.""
"Before books came into my life, I was given to stargazing and daydreaming. When books were given me, I fell upon them as a glutton pounces on his meat after a period of enforced starvation."

Etymology

From star + gaze.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈstɑɹɡeɪz/

Inflected Forms

stargazes (present, singular) stargazing (participle, present) stargazed (participle, past) stargazed (past)

Derived Forms

stargazin

Phrases

stargazy pie

Synonyms

dream daydream woolgather

Questions

How do you pronounce stargaze?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈstɑɹɡeɪz/.
What does stargaze mean?: To look at the stars at night.
Where does stargaze come from?: From star + gaze.

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