starring

American  

[stahr-ing] / ˈstɑr ɪŋ /

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.

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Etymology

Origin of starring

star ( def. ) + -ing ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

It is the first of five novels starring Neal Carey: “a graduate student who, much like me,” the author wrote, “was too busy making a living as a private detective to finish his degree.”

From The Wall Street Journal

“You know what these tight ends are so relaxed about?” asks former National Football League coach Bruce Arians in an ad for Novartis also starring current and former players.

From The Wall Street Journal

And to select theaters this weekend comes “Pillion,” starring Mr. Skarsgård as another fantasy lover of sorts, though in a very different kind of relationship.

From The Wall Street Journal

The singer is also starring in the satirical film The Moment, which revisits the cultural phenomenon that followed the release of her 2024 album.

From BBC

The plot gets pleasingly messy despite starring a leading lady who was quite literally constructed to tidy up.

From Los Angeles Times