looking

verb

How many syllables in looking?

There are 2 syllables in the word looking.

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Divide looking into syllables:

look · ing

How to pronounce looking:

Definition of looking:

looking (verb):: to direct a look at (someone) in a specified way; to make sure or take care (that something is done)

Synonyms for looking:

acting

appearing

behold

check

check out

clock

consider

examine

eye

eyeball

feast your eyes upon

feeling

gape

gawk

gawp

gaze

get a load of

glance

goggle

inspect

l%k

making

observe

ogle

peep

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Antonyms for looking:

averting

avoiding

disregarding

dodging

eluding

failing to notice

ignoring

letting pass

looking away from

looking past

overpassing

passing by

paying no attention to

shunning

skirting

tuning out

turning away from

turning blind eye to

turning from

veering from

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