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- DictionaryStare/ster/
verb
- 1. look fixedly or vacantly at someone or something with one's eyes wide open: "he stared at her in amazement"
noun
- 1. a long fixed or vacant look: "she gave him a cold stare"
stare. verb [ I or T ] us / ster / uk / steə r/ Add to word list. B2. to look for a long time with the eyes wide open, especially when surprised, frightened, or thinking: stare at Don't stare at people like that - it's rude. Chuck sat quietly for hours staring into the distance, thinking of what might have been.
See Definitions and Examples ». Synonyms for STARE: gaze, gawk, peer, gape, glare, gawp, blink, watch; Antonyms of STARE: glimpse, glance, scan, peek, browse, peep, dip (into), wink (at)
The noun stare is a certain kind of gaze — a long, intense one. The verb to stare is the act of staring, of locking one's eyes somewhere. When one stares at something, one looks at it for a long period of time, often with great intensity and without blinking.
5 days ago · verb. 1. (intransitive; often foll by at) to look or gaze fixedly, often with hostility or rudeness. 2. (intransitive) (of an animal's fur, bird's feathers, etc) to stand on end because of fear, ill health, etc. 3. (intransitive) to stand out as obvious; glare. 4. See stare one in the face.
be staring something in the face. to be unable to avoid something. They were staring defeat in the face. Definition of stare verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. (often foll by: at) to look or gaze fixedly, often with hostility or rudeness. 2. (Zoology) ( intr) (of an animal's fur, bird's feathers, etc) to stand on end because of fear, ill health, etc. 3. ( intr) to stand out as obvious; glare. 4. stare one in the face to be glaringly obvious or imminent. n.
stare (at somebody/something) to look at someone or something for a long time I screamed and everyone stared. I stared blankly at the paper in front of me. They stared up at the hole in the ceiling. He sat staring into space (= looking at nothing). She looked at them with dark staring eyes.
