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stare

/stɛɚ/ noun C2
  1. A persistent gaze. · the stares of astonished passers-by

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A dreadful silence followed the reading of this document; the count could only stare, and his gaze, fixed as if unconsciously on Haydée, seemed one of fire and blood.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 876 · C1
I could only stare at her in stupid surprise.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 85 · C1
But suddenly they started forward in a rigid, fixed stare, and his lips parted in amazement.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 192 · C1
Why do you stare
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 132 · B2

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