looking up Antonyms

Meaning of looking up

looking up

an act, process, or instance of looking something up (as in a reference work or listing), to seek for or out, the process of matching by computer the words of a text with material stored in memory, to improve in prospects or conditions, to cheer up, to seek out especially for a brief visit, the process or an instance of looking something up, to search for in or as if in a reference work

looking up Sentence Examples

  1. The child kept looking up at the starry sky in awe.
  2. The lost hiker desperately looked up for any sign of help.
  3. The dog looked up at its owner with its tail wagging.
  4. The students looked up from their books, eagerly awaiting the teacher's instruction.
  5. The bird soared high above, looking up at the sun.
  6. John looked up the definition of the word in the dictionary.
  7. Mary looked up her old friend online to reconnect after many years.
  8. The architect looked up at the blueprints, visualizing the building's design.
  9. The explorer looked up the river in the hopes of finding a safe crossing point.
  10. As the thief fled the scene, he kept looking up over his shoulder, paranoid of being pursued.

FAQs About the word looking up

an act, process, or instance of looking something up (as in a reference work or listing), to seek for or out, the process of matching by computer the words of a

casting about (for), shopping (for), seeking, searching (for or out), foraging (for),pursuing, looking for, chasing (down), ferreting (out), hunting

hiding,losing,ignoring,neglecting

The child kept looking up at the starry sky in awe.

The lost hiker desperately looked up for any sign of help.

The dog looked up at its owner with its tail wagging.

The students looked up from their books, eagerly awaiting the teacher's instruction.