STARRING Definition & Meaning

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starring

[ stahr-ing ]

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adjective

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.
(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.
featuring a specified performer:
They didn't give a beginner a starring movie when I started acting 18 years ago.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of starring¹

star ( def ) + -ing ²( def )

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Along with de Lesseps, the other three Housewives starring in “Bravo’s Love Hotel” — the network’s new dating show where famously lovelorn Bravolebrities seek long-term partners — share similar romantic trajectories.

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The Oscar-winning actor is starring in Samuel Beckett's play, Krapp's Last Tape, at York Theatre Royal until 17 May, his first stage role since the late 1980s.

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The Hollywood actor, who is starring on stage in Good Night, and Good Luck, was one of a number of stars to receive their first Tony nods on Thursday.

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“That was leaked, so I cannot confirm or deny that, but yes,” he said of the latter adaptation project reportedly starring Sydney Sweeney.

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Off the back of his channel, Lee became a TV presenter with CBBC, starring on screen alongside madcap puppet Hacker T Dog.

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starred star route

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