stare
verb (used without object)
to gaze fixedly and intently, especially with the eyes wide open.
am staring
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present progressiveof stare (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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I am staring into a black inflatable boat.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2023
“It is surrounded by trucks and cranes and men in hard hats and jumpsuits. I feel like I am staring at a dangerous book written in a different language.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2021
I am staring, I know, down the barrel of an unnecessarily decrepit old age.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 7, 2016
Truly horrifying, as though I am staring into the mouth of hell, staring death in its grizzled face, looking at a demon and trying to remember what my mommy looks like.
From Time ● Oct. 12, 2015
I am staring at the ground beneath me.
From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green
