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verb

Stare v. t. To look earnestly at; to gaze at. "I will stare him out of his wits."

To stare in the face, to be before the eyes, or to be undeniably evident. "The law... stares them in the face whilst they are breaking it."

stare v. i. (past & past part. stared; pres. part. staring)

To look with fixed eyes wide open, as through fear, wonder, surprise, impudence, etc.; to fasten an earnest and prolonged gaze on some object. "For ever upon the ground I see thee stare." "Look not big, nor stamp, nor stare, nor fret."

To be very conspicuous on account of size, prominence, color, or brilliancy; as, staring windows or colors.

To stand out; to project; to bristle. (Obs.) "Makest my blood cold, and my hair to stare." "Take off all the staring straws and jags in the hive."

Synonyms: To gaze; to look earnestly. See Gaze.

noun

Stare n. (Zool.) The starling. (Obs.)

Stare n. The act of staring; a fixed look with eyes wide open. "A dull and stupid stare."

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Etymology of 'Stare'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Stare" Quotes from Famous Books

... me quite; A noisy man is always in the right— I twirl my thumbs, fall back into my chair, Fix on the wainscot a distressful stare; And when I hope his blunders all are out, Reply discreetly, 'To ...

— Collections and Recollections • George William Erskine Russell

... not well-dressed but over-dressed, has for a hundred years been the comfort of the dowdy. It is, of course, very often true, but not invariably. A person may be stared at for any one of many reasons. It depends very much on the stare. A woman may be stared at because she is indiscreet, or because she looks like a left-over member of the circus, or because she is enchanting ...

— Etiquette • Emily Post

... hinted to her that she had better wait till the law was known. But she said law was nothing to her, and she wouldn't let her dear husband's corpse bide neglected for folks to stare at for ...

— Far from the Madding Crowd • Thomas Hardy

... she said softly, when the prolonged stare had brought the quick-springing tears to her eyes; "and I—I could have kept ...

— The Price • Francis Lynde

... to speak to him, to grasp his hand; but Mikail looked at him with a meaningless stare, and turning, without another word, he fled like ...

— Rabbi and Priest - A Story • Milton Goldsmith

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