starring

[stahr-ing]

adjective

1. featured or celebrated as a star in a movie, on a sports team, etc..

   He was already the starring quarterback on his high school football team, which was on its way to a state championship.

2. (of a character or role) leading, central, or primary.

   The earliest performance I can remember is when I played the starring role in a drama called The Littlest Angel at church.

   As the town’s largest employer, the university also plays a starring role in the local economy.

3. featuring a specified performer.

   They didn't give a beginner a starring movie when I started acting 18 years ago.

Word History and Origins

Origin of starring¹

star ( def. ) + -ing ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

The Murder before Evensong series launches at 21:00 BST on 5 on Tuesday and is based on the first in the Canon Clement Mysteries, starring Matthew Lewis.

From BBC

There, her starring role in the stage musical Carousel involved her singing the rousing You'll Never Walk Alone.

From BBC

He told the actor that he was a fan of his and had loved watching the American Pie films - the coming of age movies starring Levy as a long-suffering father.

From BBC

Then in June, the singer released a video for her single “Long Time” starring Pierre as her savior from a bad relationship.

From Los Angeles Times

Wayne would swagger into town to shoot flicks like “Blue Steel,” a 1934 western starring The Duke as a U.S. marshal who pursues a baddie named the Polka Dot Bandit.

From Los Angeles Times