凝ぎょう望ぼう

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

gazing intently; staring fixedly

Rare literary word for looking at something with fixed, concentrated attention. In modern Japanese, 凝視 (ぎょうし) or じっと見つめる are more common.

• 彼かれは遠とおくの山やまを凝ぎょう望ぼうしていた。

  He was gazing intently at the distant mountains.