as in staring
to look long and hard in wonder or surprise
visitors seem mesmerized as they peer at the variety of marine life in the aquarium's huge tank
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Recent Examples of peering
Adding to the difficulties was the fact that the operation relied on large transport planes not designed for search and rescue—planes that flew high and fast, with crews peering through small windows over large wingspans.
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Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025
The stately Fairmont Le Château Frontenac is a ubiquitous presence in Quebec City, always peering down on visitors from its highpoint on the Cap Diamant escarpment.
—Vjosa Isai, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
That goes for its layout, as well—from its volume roller to its dual PBT keycaps to the RGB lighting peering through its translucent lettering.
—PCMAG, 17 Jan. 2025
All four were peering straight ahead, out of the picture.
—Karl Ove Knausgaard, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
The men are outright paranoid, ducking down alleys or peering out of second-story windows.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
Mark’s hands try to pry open the back of his head, his eyes peering out from his skull.
—Esther Zuckerman, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Even when her character takes a more urgent role in this hermetic story, the excellent Garner doesn’t have much to play outside a parade of slow-roll nonverbal shots of Charlotte peering this way and that, taking charge of a rapidly dissolving situation but never really getting her due.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
The print features a woman peering at a paper from beneath a large, fluffy hat.
—Brigit Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Jan. 2025
Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025
The stately Fairmont Le Château Frontenac is a ubiquitous presence in Quebec City, always peering down on visitors from its highpoint on the Cap Diamant escarpment.
—Vjosa Isai, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
That goes for its layout, as well—from its volume roller to its dual PBT keycaps to the RGB lighting peering through its translucent lettering.
—PCMAG, 17 Jan. 2025
All four were peering straight ahead, out of the picture.
—Karl Ove Knausgaard, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
The men are outright paranoid, ducking down alleys or peering out of second-story windows.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
Mark’s hands try to pry open the back of his head, his eyes peering out from his skull.
—Esther Zuckerman, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Even when her character takes a more urgent role in this hermetic story, the excellent Garner doesn’t have much to play outside a parade of slow-roll nonverbal shots of Charlotte peering this way and that, taking charge of a rapidly dissolving situation but never really getting her due.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
The print features a woman peering at a paper from beneath a large, fluffy hat.
—Brigit Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Peering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peering. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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