Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples
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Word:
stare
IPA transcription: [st'ɛɹ]
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
stare
Meaning:
a fixed look with eyes open wide
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
gaze, stare
Meaning:
look at with fixed eyes; "The students stared at the teacher with amazement"
Synonyms:
stare
Meaning:
fixate one's eyes; "The ancestor in the painting is staring down menacingly"
Usage examples
Why do you stare so?
'Why do you stare at me so?
He gave her a baffled stare
He turned his head to stare.
He could only stare, horrified.
He could only stare, bewildered.
Margaret could do nothing but stare at the man before her.
But he could only stare into the darkness and guess and guess.
But the stare, when presently it began, increased in intensity.
Grace nodded to her, but her salutation met with a chilly stare.