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stare

UK/ˈstaɹeɪ/ US/stəˈɹeɪ/ common
verb (2) noun (1)

verb

1.

look at with fixed eyes

  • “The students stared at the teacher with amazement”
Synonyms
2.

fixate one''s eyes

  • “The ancestor in the painting is staring down menacingly”

noun

1.

Origin

From Middle English star, ster, from Old English stær (“starling”), from Proto-Germanic *starô (“starling”), from Proto-Indo-European *stor- (“starling”). Cognate with German Star (“starling”), Danish stær (“starling”), Swedish stare (“starling”), Norwegian Nynorsk stare (“starling”), Icelandic stari (“starling”). Compare also Old English stearn (“a type of bird, starling”).

Phrases

  • stare at the wall
  • stare daggers
  • stare down
  • stare into space
  • stare like a stuck pig
  • stare out
  • stare someone in the face

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