#synonymiser Hello, dear readers! After a lengthy pasue, here | The High Speech

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Hello, dear readers! After a lengthy pasue, here I am another synonymiser post! In it, I am presenting a list of verbs with the meaning of looking. Please enjoy if you will!

to look – to see something intentionally
He looked at the door, when the officer came in.
George was ralaxing and looking at the sky, while lying on the grass by the river.
Magnifying glasses with bright plastic handles are furnished for those who like to peer into the world of fine detail. (The New York Times)

to stare – to look in puzzlement, reflection or surprise without moving your eyes
He was staring at space, thinking about the mission at hand.
'Stop staring at me as if you have seen an alien!', – Helen told her brother.
They young explorer of nature was staring at the trees as if he had seen some rare spicies or plant.

to glower – to look with menace or annoyance
He was glowering at the crowd of journalists looking to further remind him of his difficulty.
You cannot shirk this duty; therefore, you'd better get on with it rather than glower at me.

to peek – to look furtively
He peeked into the hall to have a glimpse of the final rehersal for the performace.
The child was brimming with curiosity and peeked at his birthday present a day early.

to peer – to look carefully or with difficulty
When no one answered the door, she peered through the window to see if anyone was there. (Cambridge Dictionary)
He was peering into the thickening dusk. (Paul Theroux – Monkey Hill)

to ogle – to look at in a lecherous manner
She is from legal, and she is potentially a very expensive sexual harassment lawsuit if you keep ogling her like that. (Iron Man 2)

to glare – to look at someone or something with contempt or apparent indignation
He then refused to say whether he had used the Press Complaints Commission and Turner was by now aware that the conversation had gone sour. Evidently, he was glaring at her fiercely. (The Guardian)
Glaring at the reporters, the President continued, "You heard me. (The New Yorker)

to contemplate – to look emotionlessly and calmly at something
The man was placidly contemplating the landscapes opening from the train window to his gaze.
People who are well at peace with themselves can take true pleasure from contemplating simple things around them however ordinary or trivial they may seem to the average observer.

to gaze – to look continuously at something intently or absently
The voice belonged to a girl about twenty-one who was standing next to the bed, gazing down at Jason. (Harry Harrison – Deathworld)
He took it and gazed long at it, and he
shook his head; for if he did not altogether
approve of dwarves and their love of gold, he
hated dragons and their cruel wickedness, and
he grieved to remember the ruin of the town of
Dale and its merry bells, and the burned banks
of the bright River Running. (John R. R. Tolkien – The Hobbit)