looking

Definition

present participle and gerund of look

Etymology

From Middle English lokynge, from earlier lokinde, lokende, from Old English lōciende, present participle of Old English lōcian (“to look”), equivalent to look + -ing.

Example Sentences

• "dorky-looking"
• "By one o'clock the place was choc-a-bloc. […] The restaurant was packed, and the promenade between the two main courts and the subsidiary courts was thronged with healthy-looking youngish people, drawn to the Mecca of tennis from all parts of the country."
• "Good-Looking, Funny Guy — (Not funny-looking, good guy), 36, Jewish, athletic."