stare

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To stare is to fix your eyes on a subject. As hard as it might be to resist looking at them for long periods of time, it's not polite to stare at celebrities.

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The starling.

Noun
a fixed look with eyes open wide

Verb
fixate one''s eyes; "The ancestor in the painting is staring down menacingly"

Verb
look at with fixed eyes; "The students stared at the teacher with amazement"


n.
The starling.

v. i.
To look with fixed eyes wide open, as through fear, wonder, surprise, impudence, etc.; to fasten an earnest and prolonged gaze on some object.

v. i.
To be very conspicuous on account of size, prominence, color, or brilliancy; as, staring windows or colors.

v. i.
To stand out; to project; to bristle.

v. t.
To look earnestly at; to gaze at.

n.
The act of staring; a fixed look with eyes wide open.


Stare

Stare , n. [AS. st'91r. See Starling.] (Zo'94l.) The starling. [Obs.]

Stare

Stare, v. i. [imp. & p. p. stared ; p. pr. & vb. n. staring.] [AS. starian; akin to LG. & D. staren, OHG. star'c7n, G. starren, Icel. stara; cf. Icel. stira, Dan. stirre, Sw. stirra, and G. starr stiff, rigid, fixed, Gr. solid (E. stereo-), Skr. sthira firm, strong. 'fb166. Cf. Sterile.] 1. To look with fixed eyes wide open, as through fear, wonder, surprise, impudence, etc.; to fasten an earnest and prolonged gaze on some object.
For ever upon the ground I see thee stare.
Look not big, nor stamp, nor stare, nor fret.
2. To be very conspicuous on account of size, prominence, color, or brilliancy; as, staring windows or colors. 3. To stand out; to project; to bristle. [Obs.]
Makest my blood cold, and my hair to stare.
Take off all the staring straws and jags in the hive.
Syn. -- To gaze; to look earnestly. See Gaze.

Stare

Stare , v. t. To look earnestly at; to gaze at.
I will stare him out of his wits.
To stare in the face, to be before the eyes, or to be undeniably evident. "The law . . . stares them in the face whilst they are breaking it." Locke.

Stare

Stare, n. The act of staring; a fixed look with eyes wide open. "A dull and stupid stare." Churchill.

The starling.

To look with fixed eyes wide open, as through fear, wonder, surprise, impudence, etc.; to fasten an earnest and prolonged gaze on some object.

To look earnestly at; to gaze at.

The act of staring; a fixed look with eyes wide open.

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Usage Examples

I want to be part of the resurgence of things that are tangible, beautiful and soulful, rather than just give in to the digital age. But when I talk to people about this they just say, 'Yeah, I know what you mean,' and stare at their mobiles.

The best thing to do is stare it in the face and move on. We have to face our fears and plow through. I think taking chances takes a lot more courage than staying stagnant and doing what's safe and comfortable.

In these dangerous times, where it seems the world is ripping apart at the seams, we can all learn how to survive from those who stare death squarely in the face every day, and we should reach out to each other and bond as a community, rather than hide from the terrors of life at the end of the millennium.

I always find it kind of embarrassing, kind of funny, and kind of exciting. In New York I'm recognized a lot, although nobody says anything. You know, they stare at you just a second too long. But in Paris it's not as commonplace to be recognized.

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Other Usage Examples

Happiness is like a cloud, if you stare at it long enough, it evaporates.

Our imagination just needs space. It's all it needs, that moment where you just sort of stare into the distance where your brain gets to sort of somehow rise up.

I have known a vast quantity of nonsense talked about bad men not looking you in the face. Don't trust that conventional idea. Dishonesty will stare honesty out of countenance any day in the week, if there is anything to be got by it.

Well, my mom taught public school music for almost 40 years. And she's about 5 feet - and very mighty. And she would control her kids a lot by giving them the eye, or the stare.

People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.

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