staring

[ stair-ing ]

/ ˈstɛər ɪŋ /

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adjective

gazing fixedly and intently, especially with the eyes wide open: Standing in front of Jane’s staring face, Ravi lifted the conch shell above his head and smashed it into a hundred pieces on the floor.

boldly, inescapably, or obnoxiously conspicuous; glaring: Whenever I dwell on my own shortcomings, they begin to seem mild and harmless, not at all like the staring defects in other people's characters.

adverb

Chiefly British. glaringly or conspicuously; thoroughly (often preceded by stark): This "borrow and spend" policy is stark staring bonkers.

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Origin of staring

star(e) + -ing²

OTHER WORDS FROM staring

star·ing·ly, adverb

Words nearby staring

star fruit, starfucker, stargaze, stargazer, star grass, staring, star jasmine, stark, Stark effect, Starker, starkers

How to use staring in a sentence

One comes to know the fixed stares or the refusal to meet my gaze in the hall and things like that.
Trans, non-binary candidates make history in state legislative races|Parker Purifoy|November 18, 2020|Washington Blade
Her magical ability to shrink people just by staring at them is also put to great use here.
Marvel’s ‘Agent Carter’ Stomps on the Patriarchy|Melissa Leon|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
This scene also proves once and for all that the key to acting is just staring at the camera really, really hard.
High-End Pervs Film Benedict Cumberbatch and Reese Witherspoon Sucking Face|Amy Zimmerman|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Above the notes of praise is a small photo of Guerin wearing a polka dot tie and pocket square, staring at you like a sociopath.
The Multimillion ‘Clairvoyance by Mail’ Scam|Jacob Siegel|November 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST

We nod our heads towards Pakistan and he is quiet, staring at the floor.
Heart of Darkness: Into Afghanistan’s Taliban Valley|Matt Trevithick, Daniel Seckman|November 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Half of our music and all of our dancing is just about worshipping, praising, staring at and waxing poetic about the human ass.
Kim Kardashian Bares Her Shiny, Bounteous Butt, Breaks the Internet|Marlow Stern|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We stood staring after the fugitives in perfect bewilderment, totally unable to explain their apparently causeless panic.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
And after staring at him a few moments longer she turned her head to look at Grandfather Mole.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
He saw them standing at street corners, watchfully staring lest they should miss the form of joy.
Bella Donna|Robert Hichens
Tom sat for a long time before the open window in a state of half stupor, staring at the pictures his mind offered automatically.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
She took to staring out across the grounds again, and one hand drew up slowly till it was doubled into a tight-shut little fist.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair