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staring

stare
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [stair]
    • /stɛər/
    • /steər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [stair]
    • /stɛər/

Definitions of staring word

  • verb without object staring to gaze fixedly and intently, especially with the eyes wide open. 1
  • verb without object staring to be boldly or obtrusively conspicuous: The bright modern painting stares out at you in the otherwise conservative gallery. 1
  • verb without object staring (of hair, feathers, etc.) to stand on end; bristle. 1
  • verb with object staring to stare at: to stare a person up and down. 1
  • verb with object staring to effect or have a certain effect on by staring: to stare one out of countenance. 1
  • noun staring a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open: The banker greeted him with a glassy stare. 1
See all 9 definitions of staring

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Origin of staring

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English staren, Old English starian; cognate with Dutch staren, German starren, Old Norse stara; akin to stark, starve

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Staring

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Staring

staring popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

staring usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for staring

adv staring

  • agape — If you describe someone as having their mouth agape, their mouth is open very wide, often because they are very surprised by something.
  • awestruck — If someone is awestruck, they are very impressed and amazed by something.

adjective staring

  • gawking — to stare stupidly; gape: The onlookers gawked at arriving celebrities.
All 3 Synonyms of staring

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Related words

  • stare

    to gaze fixedly and intently, especially with the eyes wide open.

  • walleyed

    having eyes in which there is an abnormal amount of the white showing, because of divergent strabismus.

  • agaze

    gazing at something; staring

  • beady-eyed

    marked by or having small, glittering eyes, especially eyes that seem to gleam with malice, avarice, or lechery.

  • crystal gazing

    the act of staring into a crystal globe (crystal ball) supposedly in order to arouse visual perceptions of the future, etc

  • glaring

    shining with or reflecting a harshly bright or brilliant light.
All related words to staring

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