looking

Meanings

Verb

• Present participle of look
• as the last part of compound adjectives: relating to or having the appearance of.

Noun

• The act of one who looks; a glance.
• The manner in which one looks; appearance; countenance.

Origin

• From Middle English lokinge, lokinde, lokande, lokende, from Old English lōciende, present participle of Old English lōcian, equivalent to look + -ing.
• From Middle English lokinge, lokunge, from Old English *lōcung (attested in Old English þurhlōcung), equivalent to look + -ing.