stare
/stɛɚ/ verb B1- To look fixedly (at something). · She found him staring with raised eyebrows at her.
- To influence in some way by looking fixedly. · to stare a timid person into submission
- To be very conspicuous on account of size, prominence, colour, or brilliancy. · staring windows or colours
He/she/it stares · Past stared · Past participle stared · -ing form staring
Verb forms
- Base form
- stare
- He/she/it
- stares
- Past
- stared
- Past participle
- stared
- -ing form
- staring
Phrasal verbs and expressions
From the library
Till as I gaze with staring eyes,
Staring like gabies,
Alice laughed so much at this, that she had to run back into the wood for fear of their hearing her; and when she next peeped out the Fish-Footman was gone, and the other was sitting on the ground near the door, staring stupidly up into the sky.
Here the Queen put on her spectacles, and began staring at the Hatter, who turned pale and fidgeted.
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