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.

Recent Examples on the Web

The hotel team can help arrange island experiences such as off-site dinners, stargazing, and water sports. —Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2025

Experience the beauty of dry prairie firsthand for yourself, which is home to rare and endangered wildlife, sunsets that stretch over an endless horizon, and arguably the best stargazing in the state. —Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2025

Named an International Dark Sky Sanctuary in 2017, Aotea is a prime stargazing destination. —Becca Blond, AFAR Media, 5 Feb. 2025

Want a pair of binoculars that excel at stargazing, wildlife watching and most other purposes? —Chris McMullen, Space.com, 22 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1576, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for stargazing

• amazing
• appraising
• rephrasing
• blazing
• brazing
• crazing
• gazing
• glazing
• grazing
• hazing
• lasing
• phasing