agaze

American  

[uh-geyz] / əˈgeɪz /

adjective

1. staring intently; gazing.

   The children were agaze at the Christmas tree.

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Etymology

Origin of agaze

1400–50; late Middle English. See a- ¹, gaze

Example Sentences

"The jungles blare, the glebe-lands low and bleat for Thee; the generations rage and go, agaze for Thee; creation travaileth in woe, with groans for Thee, agaze for Thee."

From The Lord of the Sea by Shiel, M. P. (Matthew Phipps)

After standing half a quarter of an hour agaze with my mouth open to contemplate this prodigy, I shook myself together, took heart of courage, crossed the bridge, and knocked loudly at my door.

From The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi Volume the Second by Gozzi, Count Carlo

Then the talk stopped dead as Istra Nash stood agaze in the doorway—pale and intolerant, her red hair twisted high on her head, tall and slim and uncorseted in a gray tight-fitting gown.

From Our Mr. Wrenn, the Romantic Adventures of a Gentle Man by Lewis, Sinclair

As I stood there agaze at the strangeness and wonder of her, a voice at my shoulder made me whirl in surprise.

From Valley of the Croen by Tarbell, Lee

That were indeed distinction enough for one man, well calculated to cause the world to stand agaze!

From Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 01 by Brann, William Cowper