1. focusing obsessively or excessively on something
Usage: present participle of fixate
2. directing one’s gaze steadily at something
Usage: present participle of fixate

Examples

• She kept fixating on her mistakes instead of moving forward.
• The child was fixating on the colorful toy in the store window.
• Stop fixating on what went wrong and focus on solutions.
• He’s been fixating on that problem all week.
• The cat was fixating on the bird outside the window.
• Try not to spend too much time fixating on negative thoughts.