looking

LUUK-ing/ˈlʊkɪŋ/

Noun plurallookings

3 meanings of looking

1
verb
Present participle of look. Use this form for something happening right now, often after 'is' or 'are'.
She is looking out the window at the falling snow.
We are looking for a quiet place to eat.
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2
verb
Used at the end of a word to tell how someone or something appears.
She wore a smart-looking jacket to her first day at work.
The puppy gave us a sad-looking face from inside its cage.
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3
nouncountable or uncountable
The act of using your eyes to see something, or a quick look.
Like turning your head to quickly check who walked in.
All that looking finally paid off when she found her keys.
His nervous looking around the room made everyone uneasy.
Similarglancing, glance, examination
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looking is a form of look

look, verb: To turn your eyes toward something so that you can see it. Full entry

Forms: looklooks he/she/itlooking -ing formlooked past tense, past participle
Spelling: look → looking: add -ing

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Origins

Meanings 1–2

This comes from the Old English verb lōcian, meaning "to look," plus the ending -ing.

Meaning 3

This comes from the Old English word lōcung, from "look" plus the ending -ing.