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looking¹

  • /ˈlʊkɪŋ/

Rhymes with -ʊkɪŋ

Where it comes from

From Middle English lokynge, from earlier lokinde, lokende, from Old English lōciende, present participle of Old English lōcian (“to look”), equivalent to look + -ing.

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of look
  2. as the last part of compound adjectives: relating to or having the appearance of. dorky-looking

looking²

  • /ˈlʊkɪŋ/

Rhymes with -ʊkɪŋ

Where it comes from

From Middle English lokynge, lokinge, from Old English lōcung (attested in Old English þurhlōcung), equivalent to look + -ing.

noun lookings

  1. The act of one who looks; a glance. A complicated interplay of lookings and viewings is in play. The staging and performance of the photograph, then, is as much the subject of the photograph as the ostensible subjects […]

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Closest in meaning: sounding, superficial, looking at, looking for, noting, view, observing, viewing, seeing, watching, vision, considering, outlook, thinking, focusing, prospect

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"looking." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/looking. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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looking. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/looking

Chicago

"looking." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/looking.

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@misc{looking_2026,
  title = {looking},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/looking},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}