Agaze — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæmwʊd/

🇬🇧British English

/blˈiːknəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/blˈiːknəs/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæmwʊd/.

Examples

staring eyes

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

staring

Parts of Speech

adjective

(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder

“staring eyes”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

staunen

(für Augen verwendet) offen und starr, als ob in Angst oder Staunen

🇫🇷French

émerveillé

(utilisé pour les yeux) ouverts et fixes comme par peur ou par émerveillement

🇪🇸Spanish

boquiabierto

(usado para ojos) abierto y fijo como si tuviera miedo o asombro

🇮🇹Italian

a bocca aperta

(usato per gli occhi) aperto e fisso come in preda alla paura o alla meraviglia

🇳🇱Dutch

verbijsterd

(gebruikt van de ogen) open en gefixeerd alsof hij bang of verbaasd is

🇵🇹Portuguese

olhando

(usado para olhos) abertos e fixos como se estivesse com medo ou admiração

🇷🇺Russian

ошеломить

(употребляется для глаз) открыты и неподвижны, как будто в страхе или удивлении

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अचंभित

(आँखों का प्रयोग) खुला और स्थिर, मानो भय या आश्चर्य में हो

🇮🇳Tamil

திகைப்பு

(கண்களால் பயன்படுத்தப்படுகிறது) பயம் அல்லது ஆச்சரியத்தில் இருப்பது போல் திறந்து சரி செய்யப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆశ్చర్యపరచు

(కళ్లను ఉపయోగించడం) భయం లేదా ఆశ్చర్యంలో ఉన్నట్లుగా తెరిచి స్థిరంగా ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

आगळे

(डोळ्यांचा वापर केलेला) भीती किंवा आश्चर्याप्रमाणे उघडा आणि निश्चित

🇮🇳Gujarati

અગાઝ

(આંખોનો ઉપયોગ) ભય અથવા આશ્ચર્યની જેમ ખુલ્લું અને નિશ્ચિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಸ್ಮಯಗೊಳಿಸು

(ಕಣ್ಣುಗಳನ್ನು ಬಳಸಲಾಗಿದೆ) ಭಯ ಅಥವಾ ಆಶ್ಚರ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿರುವಂತೆ ತೆರೆದು ಸ್ಥಿರವಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിസ്മയിപ്പിക്കുക

(കണ്ണുകൾ ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നത്) ഭയത്തിലോ അത്ഭുതത്തിലോ എന്നപോലെ തുറന്ന് ഉറപ്പിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

注视

（用于眼睛）睁开并固定，仿佛处于恐惧或惊奇之中

🇯🇵Japanese

見つめる

（目を使って）まるで恐怖か驚きのように開いてじっとしている

🇰🇷Korean

응시하다

(눈을 사용하여) 두려움이나 놀라움에 빠진 것처럼 뜨고 고정함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

im lặng

(dùng mắt) mở to và cố định như thể đang sợ hãi hoặc ngạc nhiên

🇹🇭Thai

โกรธเคือง

(ใช้ตา) เปิดและจ้องดูราวกับหวาดกลัวหรือสงสัย

🇮🇩Indonesian

melihat

(Digunakan untuk mata) terbuka dan terpaku seolah-olah takut atau heran

🇵🇭Filipino

huminga

(gamit sa mata) nakadilat at nakapikit na parang natatakot o nagtataka

🇲🇾Malay

ternganga

(digunakan mata) terbuka dan tetap seperti ketakutan atau hairan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أغاز

(تستخدم العيون) مفتوحة وثابتة كما لو كانت في خوف أو عجب

🇹🇷Turkish

bakış

(gözler için kullanılır) sanki korku ya da merak içindeymiş gibi açık ve sabit

🇮🇱Hebrew

להדהים

(משמש בעיניים) פתוח ומקובע כאילו בפחד או בפליאה

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