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Definition of vacantly in English:

vacantly

Pronunciation /ˈvākəntlē/ /ˈveɪkəntli/

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adverb

See vacant

‘In Oban's featureless tea rooms, elderly coach-trippers write cheerful messages on damp postcards or stare vacantly at cars disembarking from the ferries.’
  • ‘Glassy-eyed voters will nod their heads vacantly.’
  • ‘I stare vacantly at my computer, not really seeing anything.’
  • ‘I finished what I was doing and went to join the jollity, sitting in a corner, smiling vacantly.’
  • ‘Tanya shrugged vacantly, and changed the subject.’