outstare

[out-stair]

verb (used with object)

outstared, outstaring 

1. to outdo in staring; stare down.

2. to cause (someone) discomfort or embarrassment.

Word History and Origins

Origin of outstare¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; out- + stare

Example Sentences

It occupies a special niche in a square of the imperial capital, Istanbul, where it outstares the milling crowds.

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In her best work she outstares the viewer, astringent, judging, refusing even the admiration she has earned with her rejection of conventional approval.

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His body bent, and his eyes—which once could have outstared the sun—grew watery.

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Its customers will no longer be forced to outstare calorific temptation while waiting for their turn to pay.

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“I have my professional ethics,” said the Mellower, trying to outstare his mother with his watery blue eyes.

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