stare
6 ENTRIES FOUND:
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Britannica Dictionary definition of STARE
[no object]
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to look at someone or something for a long time often with your eyes wide open
— often + at
— often used figuratively
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She was staring straight ahead. = Her eyes were staring straight ahead.
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She stared out the window.
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His mother told him not to stare.
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We just sat and stared at each other.
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They stared in disbelief at the accident scene.
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I spend a lot of my time staring at a computer screen.
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The solution was staring right at me but I didn't see it. [=the solution was obvious but I failed to see it]
stare daggers (at someone)
stare down
(US) [phrasal verb] or British stare out
stare (someone) down/out
or
stare down/out (someone)
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to look directly into someone's eyes without fear until he or she becomes uncomfortable and looks away
— often used figuratively
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The batter tried to stare down the pitcher.
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They had stared down danger more than once.
stare (off) into space
stare (someone) in the face
also chiefly US stare (someone) in the eye(s)
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to look directly into the eyes of (someone)
— usually used figuratively
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She stared me in the face and told me to leave.
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The solution was staring me in the face. [=the solution was obvious]
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Failure was staring him in the face. [=he was very close to failing; he was almost certain to fail]
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They stared death in the face/eye [=they came very close to death; they did something that was very dangerous and that could have caused their death] and didn't flinch.
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stare
/ˈsteɚ/
noun
plural
stares
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stare
/ˈsteɚ/
noun
plural
stares
Britannica Dictionary definition of STARE
[count]
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the act of looking directly at someone or something for a long time
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the act of staring
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They looked at me with accusing stares.
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I asked him about it, but my question only drew/got a blank stare. [=he looked at me in a way that showed he did not understand or know the answer to my question]
