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stared
Variant of stare
intransitive verb stared, staring
- to gaze or look steadily with eyes wide open, as in fear, admiration, wonder, incomprehension, etc.
- Now Rare
- to stand out conspicuously: staring bones
- to stand on end, as hair
transitive verb
- to look fixedly at: to stare a person up and down
- to affect in a given way by staring: to stare someone into confusion
noun
the act of staring; steady or vacant look or gaze
Related Forms:
- starer noun
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