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   Stare

   /ster/

   

   verb

   • 1. look fixedly or vacantly at someone or something with one's eyes wide open: "he stared at her in amazement"
   • ▪ (of a person's eyes) be wide open, with a fixed or vacant expression: "her gray eyes stared back at him"
   • ▪ (of a thing) be unpleasantly prominent or striking: "the obituaries stared out at us"

   noun

   • 1. a long fixed or vacant look: "she gave him a cold stare"

   Word Origin Old Englishstarian, of Germanic origin, from a base meaning ‘be rigid’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. starer noun

   Scrabble Points: 5

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   May 6, 2024 · stare (third-person singular simple present stares, present participle staring, simple past and past participle stared) ( intransitive, followed by "at") To look fixedly (at something). Synonyms: see Thesaurus: stare. ( transitive) To influence in some way by looking fixedly. to stare a timid person into submission.

3. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishstare noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   an act of looking at someone or something for a long time, especially in a way that is unfriendly or that shows surprise She gave him a blank stare. He fixed the interviewer with a penetrating stare. Thesaurus. Want to learn more?

4. www.britannica.com › dictionary › stareStare Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   : to look directly into someone's eyes without fear until he or she becomes uncomfortable and looks away. The batter tried to stare down the pitcher. — often used figuratively. They had stared down danger more than once. stare (off) into space. — see 1 space. stare (someone) in the face. also chiefly US stare (someone) in the eye (s)

5. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › stareSTARE Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster

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   Synonyms for STARE: gaze, gawk, peer, gape, glare, gawp, blink, watch; Antonyms of STARE: glimpse, glance, scan, peek, browse, peep, dip (into), wink (at)

6. www.yourdictionary.com › stareStare Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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   verb. stared, stares, staring. To gaze or look steadily with eyes wide open, as in fear, admiration, wonder, incomprehension, etc. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To look fixedly at. To stare a person up and down. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To stand out conspicuously. Staring bones. Webster's New World.

7. www.thesaurus.com › browse › stare24 Synonyms & Antonyms for STARE | Thesaurus.com

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   View definitions for stare. stare. verb as in gape, watch. Compare Synonyms. Synonyms. Antonyms. Strongest matches. beam. gawk. glare. look. peer. Strong matches. bore. eyeball. fix. focus. gaze. goggle. ogle. rivet. rubberneck. Weak matches. eagle eye. give the eagle eye. glim. lay eyes on. look fixedly. take in. Discover More. Example Sentences.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySTARE | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   to look at someone or something for a long time and not move your eyes: Sean was staring at me. stare. noun [ C ] (Definition of stare from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of stare. in Chinese (Traditional) （尤指驚訝、害怕或思考時）盯著看，凝視，注視, 凝視，注視… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) （尤指惊讶、害怕或思考时）盯着看，凝视，注视, 凝视，注视…