lookin'
Casting your eyes
Lookin' is an informal spelling of "looking" that represents casual pronunciation, dropping the final g.
It appears in relaxed speech and dialogue: What are you lookin' at?
The form is common in song lyrics, quoted speech, and written representations of regional or working-class accents.
Furtive brief look
check out · scope out · once-over · squint · peep · browse · scan · spy
Pursuing wild game
- seekingAttempting to find
- scoutingObserving to gather information
- scopingDefining limits or extent
- prowlingMoving stealthily while hunting
browsing · shopping · scouring · tracking · sniffing out · asking around · fishing · digging
Appearing to be
- coming acrossFinding without seeking
- strikingNoticeably impressive
- presentingDisplaying to an audience
- sportingHonorably accepting risk
rocking · styling · vibing · giving off · showing
Serving food professionally
- counting onTrusting to come through
- banking onRelying on expectantly
- hoping forWishing something occurs
- anticipatingExpecting something to happen
peek
Furtive brief look
eyeball · check out · scope out · once-over · squint · peep · browse · scan · spy · ogle
hunting
Pursuing wild game
prowling · browsing · shopping · scouring · tracking · sniffing out · asking around · fishing · digging · nosing around
seeming
Appearing to be
- coming acrossFinding without seeking
- strikingNoticeably impressive
- presentingDisplaying to an audience
sporting · rocking · styling · vibing · giving off · showing
waiting on
Serving food professionally
- counting onTrusting to come through
- banking onRelying on expectantly
- hoping forWishing something occurs
lookin'ignoring
Deliberately not noticing
averting · avoiding · disregarding · overlooking · turning away
- looking forTrying to find
- looking upImproving or skyward gazing
- looking goodAppearing attractive or favorable
- looking downDirecting sight lower
- looking forwardExpecting something eagerly
- looking forward toEagerly awaiting something pleasant