n. A type of Britpop or other indie music of the 1990s, characterised by a dreamlike sound making much use of effect pedals, and by a detached or introverted performance style.
v. Present participle of shoegaze.
Word Usage
"During Blur's heyday, you would have been hard pressed to have guessed that the frontman of a band that was often thrown in with the UK's "shoegazing" Britpop trend would turn out to be such a sonic adventurer."