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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The movies were for stargazing; the theater, for Hellman, was truth, reality, a way to communicate important ideas to receptive audiences who were looking to be jolted awake rather than pampered into dreamland.
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Literary Hub, 24 June 2025
Not much, but just enough to allow some stargazing to be done.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
For a front-row seat to the Milky Way, head to Ocracoke, the southernmost island of the Outer Banks, where dark skies and ocean breezes make for some of the best stargazing on the East Coast.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 1 June 2025
In Jackson Hole, Snow King Mountain’s observatory offers daytime programming, as well as evening stargazing experiences.
—Kristen Pope, AFAR Media, 22 May 2025
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Literary Hub, 24 June 2025
Not much, but just enough to allow some stargazing to be done.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
For a front-row seat to the Milky Way, head to Ocracoke, the southernmost island of the Outer Banks, where dark skies and ocean breezes make for some of the best stargazing on the East Coast.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 1 June 2025
In Jackson Hole, Snow King Mountain’s observatory offers daytime programming, as well as evening stargazing experiences.
—Kristen Pope, AFAR Media, 22 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for stargazing
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“Stargazing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stargazing. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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