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 sale of his Beverly Hills home comes at an exciting time for Lowe, who was recently revealed to have landed a starring role in a new NBC drama series called “The Detail.”

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The father of six also dabbled in production, with movies starring his sons Sunny and Bobby Deol, and briefly served as a member of parliament.

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Apple and Formula 1 announced a five-year partnership that will bring F1 content to Apple TV in the U.S., following the success of last summer’s film, “F1 The Movie” starring Brad Pitt.

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Everyone expected a production starring two rival queens of the studio era to be an on-set battle royal.

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Zeta-Jones began her career on the London stage before starring in the television adaptation of The Darling Buds of May, which aired in the early 1990s.

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