looking

English

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: look‧ing

Verb

looking

1. Present participle of look.
   • 1988 September 12, New York Magazine, page 226

     Good-Looking, Funny Guy — (Not funny-looking, good guy), 36, Jewish, athletic.

Derived terms

• good-looking
• looking glass

Noun

looking (plural lookings)

1. (obsolete) The act of one who looks; a glance.
2. (obsolete) The manner in which one looks; appearance; countenance.
   • Chaucer

     All dreary was his cheer and his looking.

Statistics

• Most common English words before 1923: nature · answered · thousand · #364: looking · John · hour · air