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| stare [ ster ] |
intransitive verb (past and past participle stared, present participle star·ing, 3rd person present singular stares) |
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1. look fixedly: to look directly at somebody or something for a long time without moving the eyes away, usually as a result of curiosity or surprise, or to express rudeness or defiance
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2. be wide open with shock: to look wide open with shock, fear, or amazement
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refers to eyes
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3. be obvious: to be obvious or blatant
  The answer was staring at you all the time; you just couldn't see it.
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noun (plural stares) |
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1. long concentrated look: a long concentrated look at somebody or something, often full of curiosity or hostility
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2. facial expression: a facial expression in which the eyes are wide open with shock or amazement and looking fixedly at somebody or something
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| [ Old English starian< Germanic, "be rigid"] |
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| star·er noun |
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