gaze vs peek

gaze

verb
  • To stare intently or earnestly. 

  • To stare at. 

noun
  • In Lacanian psychoanalysis, the relationship of the subject with the desire to look and awareness that one can be viewed. 

  • A fixed look; a look of eagerness, wonder, or admiration; a continued look of attention. 

peek

verb
  • To look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep. 

  • To be only slightly, partially visible, as if peering out from a hiding place. 

noun
  • A quick glance or look. 

How often have the words gaze and peek occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )