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staring

/ˈstɛɹɪŋ/ noun B2
  1. The act of one who stares. · Near-synonym: gazing

Plural starings

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It would not rest him to lie down, and he could not close his eyes; so he remained all night staring at a little spider which was weaving its web in a corner of the room, just as if it were not one of the most wonderful rooms in the world.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 66 · B2
“I wonder!” said he, leaning back and staring at the ceiling.
The Valley of Fear, p. 5 · C1
I sat helpless and unhappy, staring into the fire.
The Valley of Fear, p. 8 · C1
I was staring at the strange message which I had scrawled, as he deciphered it, upon a sheet of foolscap on my knee.
The Valley of Fear, p. 8 · C1

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