STARING Definition & Meaning

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staring

[stair-ing]

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adjective

gazing fixedly and intently, especially with the eyes wide open.
Standing in front of Jane’s staring face, Ravi lifted the conch shell above his head and smashed it into a hundred pieces on the floor.
boldly, inescapably, or obnoxiously conspicuous; glaring.
Whenever I dwell on my own shortcomings, they begin to seem mild and harmless, not at all like the staring defects in other people's characters.

adverb

Chiefly British.��glaringly or conspicuously; thoroughly (often preceded bystark ).
This "borrow and spend" policy is stark staring bonkers.

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

staringly adverb

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of staring¹

star(e) ( def. ) + -ing ² ( def. )

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Instead, this weekend, as buildings burn in Tehran and Tel Aviv, the government is staring at a crisis.

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And the prospect of more funding is not very promising and unless things change over the next two months, the refugees are staring at starvation come August.

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The tale was made into an award-winning film in 1973, staring Edward Fox as the anonymous gunman.

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But as we were talking about this character, we just kept staring at him.

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Next to her Supang's wife and one of his children lay down on a mattress on the floor, staring sadly into space.

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