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staring

v.
A2 Elementary US //ˈstɛɹɪŋ// UK //stˈeəɹɪŋ// star·ing Archaic

v. to look at someone or something for a long time without moving your eyes. You usually do this because you are surprised, angry, or thinking deeply.

v. looking fixedly or vacantly at someone or something with eyes wide open. Often implies a lack of social awareness or an intense emotional state.


SIMPLE

Stop staring at me like that.

CONTEXTUAL

The child was staring at the colorful toys in the shop window with wide eyes.

COMPLEX

While some cultures view prolonged eye contact as a sign of honesty, others consider staring to be an aggressive or impolite intrusion into personal space.

Synonyms
Usage

The verb is intransitive and almost always takes the preposition 'at' before the object.

Pitfall

He was staring me.He was staring at me.Staring is an intransitive verb and requires the preposition 'at' to connect to an object.

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