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on·look·ing
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adjective
1.
looking on; observing; perceiving.
2.
looking onward or foreboding.
Origin:
1655–65;
on
+
looking
, after verb phrase
look on
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onlooker
(ˈɒnˌlʊkə)
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n
a person who observes without taking part
'onlooking
—
adj
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