stared; staring
1
: to look fixedly often with wide-open eyes
2
: to show oneself conspicuously
the error stared from the page
3
starer
noun
Synonyms
Examples of stare in a Sentence
Verb
She stared out the window.
His mother told him not to stare.
Noun
They looked at me with accusing stares.
caught the child's wide-eyed stare on film
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Alexandra York, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
In another image, a woman stares at a ruddy sculptural bust with her own features that seems to be staring back.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 28 Nov. 2024
When visitors from United Way met her recently, Myra, in her playpen, greeted them with a curious stare.
—John Johnston, The Enquirer, 28 Nov. 2024
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Verb
The solar eclipse had cities around the country staring at the sky in unison.
—Alexandra York, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
In another image, a woman stares at a ruddy sculptural bust with her own features that seems to be staring back.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
Noun
Note the worldly age implied in his thousand-yard stare:
Redmayne as a slightly less old man.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 28 Nov. 2024
When visitors from United Way met her recently, Myra, in her playpen, greeted them with a curious stare.
—John Johnston, The Enquirer, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Stare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stare. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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stare
1 of 2 verb
ˈsta(ə)r 
ˈste(ə)r
stared; staring
: to look hard and long often with wide-open eyes
stare at a stranger
starer
noun
stare
2 of 2 noun
: the act or an instance of staring
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