Meaning of fish-eyed | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Having eyes like those of fish.
2. Characterized by an unblinking stare that lacks warmth or friendliness.
3. Visually distorted as if seen through a fisheye lens.
4. Having a fisheye lens.

Equivalents

Examples

““You mean⟳, like⟳ a tribe of fish-eyed monsters living down here?””

“PETRA: Is a ravenous and deranged fish-eyed monster with a sickly complexion on Whisper⟳ Isle.”

“The bloody sea churned as thousands of sharp-toothed, fish-eyed monsters surged toward the man that had slain them in the world of the living.”

“Our images were of miniscule fish-eyed creatures, with knobs and protrusions, the kind we had seen in biology books.”

“If you speak⟳ to one of these saffron-hued natives, especially to one of the children, you are generally met by a very curious, fish-eyed stare⟳ without a gleam of intelligence back of it, and you wait⟳ long before you get⟳ a reply⟳.”

“He flicked off his cigarette ash again and looked at me, fish-eyed.”

“Why should a homicide with all the obvious possibilities look⟳ like⟳ a bit of frame work⟳ for two men? Why? Both being such fine possibilities for the green room like⟳ they were, and being so nicely motivated, like⟳ they also were, could make⟳ a cop look⟳ very fish-eyed at the whole setup and wonder⟳ exactly what was behind that abundance of good suspects for a homicide.”

“Arturo sighed heavily and gave me a fish-eyed look⟳, as if I was wasting his life by even being there.”

“The fish-eyed hole showed only an empty mauve hallway at first, but then a dot of yellow came in fast from the left and enlarged to fill⟳ the circumference of the view⟳ before receding toward the right, the direction of the elevators.”

“The Alien is almost surreal to play⟳, with its slightly fish-eyed view⟳, breakneck speed⟳, and ability to run⟳ across any surface from floor to ceiling, while the Predator’s toughness and power shine⟳ through above the puny humans, who must rely⟳ on faster weapons, armor, and decent speed⟳ to survive⟳.”

“The high-camera view⟳ was excellent, giving the impression you’re watching from the stands, but the stumpcam produced a very fish-eyed picture.”

“In the final scene, the fish-eyed camera plummets headlong down the rope toward the ground in the idiom of the helmet-cammed bungee jump⟳.”

“Any moment now, someone is going to notice⟳ us on one of the hundreds of fish-eyed cameras built into the walls and rafters.”

“Arriving at the closed door, he knocked, and then looked up to the discreetly mounted fish-eyed camera that was at the ceiling.”

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