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to look directly at someone or something for a long time: [ I ] Don’t stare at people. [ M ] The fighters tried to stare each other down (= cause the other to turn away).
1. : to look fixedly often with wide-open eyes. 2. : to show oneself conspicuously. the error stared from the page. 3. of hair : to stand on end : bristle. also : to appear rough and lusterless. transitive verb. 1. : to have an effect on by staring. 2. : to look at with a searching or earnest gaze. starer noun. 2 of 2. noun.
to look directly at someone or something for a long time: [ I ] Don’t stare at people. [ M ] The fighters tried to stare each other down (= cause the other to turn away).
to gaze fixedly and intently, especially with the eyes wide open. to be boldly or obtrusively conspicuous: The bright modern painting stares out at you in the otherwise conservative gallery. to be patently or compellingly obvious: The stark, staring fact is, you can't do something with nothing.
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.
Definition of stare verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
1. To stare at (a person or animal) until that person or animal blinks or turns away. 2. To confront boldly or overcome by direct action: stared down his opponents. Idiom: stare in the face. 1. To be plainly visible or obvious to (one); force itself on (one's) attention: The money on the table was staring her in the face. 2.
stare a long look at somebody/ something, especially in a way that is unfriendly or that shows surprise: She gave the officer a blank stare and shrugged her shoulders. glimpse a look at somebody/ something for a very short time, when you do not see the person or thing completely:
STARE definition: to look at someone or something for a long time and not move your eyes: . Learn more.
