Staring

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  • v. Present participle of stare.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Standing out prominently and fixedly, or fixed and wide open, as eyes; gazing fixedly or intently; fixed.
  • Bristling, as hair; standing stiffly or on end; harsh or rough, as pelage.
  • Striking the eye too strongly; conspicuous; glaring; gaudy: as, staring colors.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
  • adj. (used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
  • Verb Form
    stared    stares    staring   
    Cross Reference
    Hyponym
    gaze    ogle   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    gaze    look earnestly    project    bristle   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Adair    Aer    Altair    Astaire    Ayre    Baer    Bear    Blair    Cher    Clair   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    gaze    grin    look    glare    nod    countenance    scrutiny    whisper    gesture    silence