stargazing

noun

star·​gaz·​ing ˈstär-ˌgā-ziŋ 

1

: the act or practice of a stargazer

2

a

: absorption in chimerical or impractical ideas : woolgathering

b

: the quality or state of being absent-minded

Examples of stargazing in a Sentence

We left the city after dark to do some stargazing.

Recent Examples on the Web

Check my main feed for more in-depth articles on stargazing, astronomy, eclipses and more. —Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025

Lineup of the Crescent Moon, Saturn, and Venus May 31: Crescent Moon Meets Mars Spring has officially sprung, and a night of stargazing is among the best ways to celebrate this change of season. —Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2025

Although perhaps the biggest Pyrenean draw of all comes after the day’s activities are done, when the night skies reveal some of Europe’s best stargazing. —Eleanor Aldridge, AFAR Media, 28 Apr. 2025

Symptoms include head bobbing, stargazing, foaming at the mouth, seizures and a loss of motor skills. —Stacie N. Galang, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1576, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for stargazing

• amazing
• appraising
• rephrasing
• blazing
• brazing
• crazing
• gazing
• glazing
• grazing
• hazing
• lasing
• phasing