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.
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Jamie Carter, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Each one sleeps up to five people, and comes with air conditioning and heat, a skylight for stargazing, and a deck with Adirondack chairs for taking in the surrounding forest.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2025
Hike Pinnacle Peak for stunning vistas and activities like stargazing and sunset moon hikes.
—Essence, 8 Jan. 2025
Spend the day meditating, and the night stargazing, as the lack of human activity in this humming hub means the skies will be at their inky blackest.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 23 Dec. 2024
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Jamie Carter, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Each one sleeps up to five people, and comes with air conditioning and heat, a skylight for stargazing, and a deck with Adirondack chairs for taking in the surrounding forest.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2025
Hike Pinnacle Peak for stunning vistas and activities like stargazing and sunset moon hikes.
—Essence, 8 Jan. 2025
Spend the day meditating, and the night stargazing, as the lack of human activity in this humming hub means the skies will be at their inky blackest.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Stargazing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stargazing. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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