holding gaze
- staringGazing without break
- eye contactDirect visual connection
- locked eyesSustained mutual staring
- intenseExtreme in degree
- gazeFixed, intent look
piercing · unwavering · fixated · mesmerized · intimate · challenging · dominant · lingering · steady · unblinking · captivating · transfixed · magnetic · confrontation · desire · tension · power · vulnerability
visual attention direction
holding gazelooking away
Directing eyes elsewhere
averting eyes · glancing away · turning away · lowering eyes · avoiding eye contact
social engagement
holding gazeavoiding eye contact
Not meeting someone's look
shifty eyes · disengaging · stonewalling · shutting out · turning one's back