look impatiently
Frequency: 7.211.0 per million words
to direct one's gaze somewhere with a look of impatience
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Examples (10)
- She looked impatiently at her watch, wondering when the train would arrive.
- The children looked impatiently towards the door, eager for their father to come home.
- He looked impatiently over the crowd, trying to spot his friend.
- Don't look so impatiently; good things come to those who wait.
- The driver looked impatiently at the traffic light, tapping his fingers on the steering wheel.
- She looked impatiently at her phone, hoping for a text message.
- We all looked impatiently at the slow-moving queue.
- A young boy looked impatiently at the clock, counting down the minutes until school ended.
- The audience looked impatiently at the stage, waiting for the performance to begin.
- Why are you looking so impatiently? Is something urgent?