- stare at someone or something
- stare at someone or somethingto look fixedly at someone or something. •
Why are you staring at me?
•I was staring at the scenery behind you.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
stare at someone or something
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stare — [[t]ste͟ə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ stares, staring, stared 1) VERB If you stare at someone or something, you look at them for a long time. [V prep/adv] Tamara stared at him in disbelief, shaking her head... [V prep/adv] Ben continued to stare out the window … English dictionary
stare — ► VERB 1) look fixedly at someone or something with the eyes wide open. 2) (stare out/down) look fixedly at (someone) until they feel forced to look away. ► NOUN ▪ an act of staring. ● be staring someone in the face Cf. ↑be staring some … English terms dictionary
stare — stare1 [ ster ] verb intransitive *** to look at someone or something very directly for a long time: It s rude to stare. stare at: He lifted his head and stared at her. stare into/out of/through etc.: They sat on the balcony, staring out across… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
stare — I UK [steə(r)] / US [ster] verb [intransitive] Word forms stare : present tense I/you/we/they stare he/she/it stares present participle staring past tense stared past participle stared *** a) to look at someone or something very directly for a… … English dictionary
stare — verb 1》 look fixedly at someone or something with the eyes wide open. ↘(stare someone out/down) look fixedly at someone until they feel forced to look away. 2》 be unpleasantly prominent or striking. noun an act of staring. Phrases be staring… … English new terms dictionary
stare*/*/ — [steə] verb [I] to look at someone or something very directly for a long time It s rude to stare.[/ex] He lifted his head and stared at her.[/ex] stare noun [C] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
stare — ster /steÉ™ n. penetrating gaze, fixed look v. gaze fixedly at someone or something, look at with a steady gaze … English contemporary dictionary
stare someone in the face — phrase if something is staring you in the face, it should be obvious to you The answer was staring me in the face. Thesaurus: to be, or to become obvious or noticeablesynonym Main entry: stare * * * be glaringly apparent or obvious the answer had … Useful english dictionary
stare in the face — stare (someone) in the face see ↑stare, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑face stare (someone) in the face (also chiefly US stare (someone) in the eye(s)) : to look directly into the eyes of (someone) … Useful english dictionary
stare down the barrel of a gun — If someone is staring down the barrel of a gun, there s a high risk of something very bad happening … The small dictionary of idiomes
stare down — verb overcome or cause to waver or submit by (or as if by) staring He simply stared down his opponent • Syn: ↑outstare, ↑outface • Hypernyms: ↑gaze, ↑stare • Verb Frames … Useful english dictionary
