noun
definition
A persistent gaze.
example
the stares of astonished passers-by
verb
definition
(construed with at) To look fixedly (at something).
definition
To influence in some way by looking fixedly.
example
to stare a timid person into submission
definition
To be very conspicuous on account of size, prominence, colour, or brilliancy.
example
staring windows or colours
definition
To stand out; to project; to bristle.
Examples of stare in a Sentence
The girl continued to stare at her.
She tried hard not to stare at the men.
He continued to stare at her total lack of remorse.
He just smiled and waved, with his efforts earning a blank stare from the redhead.
It was Connie's turn to stare, and she did so in disbelief.
When she continued to stare at him blankly, he shook his head in disbelief.
She twisted to stare at him.
Tell me why you always stare at that map whenever I call.
Katie turned to stare at the little boy, who beamed a smile.
She tossed her head back to stare at the stars.
It was her turn to stare, and tears burned her eyes.
He unfolded it only when in the safety of his locked room and sat it down on the desk to stare at it.
He continued to stare at Adrienne while he spoke to Brandon.
Dean continued to stare at her, waiting for further explanation.
She read, paced, and finally just lay down to stare at the ceiling until morning came.
People stare at her with varying looks of curiosity and intensity.
She tried not to stare at the man staring at her.
Gentlemen don't stare at ladies' unmentionables.
Katie glanced at Carmen for support, but Carmen continued to stare at her plate.
Rhyn dropped back to stare at the sky.
He was met with a blank stare but kept going.
Dressed in dark clothes with dark hair and olive skin with a dark stare, he was both riveting and frightening.
She gave him a cold stare, knowing her face was getting red.
His wife continued her stare.
If you aren't going to train me and are just going to stare at me, I'm doing something else with my time.
You don't do anything but sit around and stare.
All Carmen could do was stare at her.
She'd never left the country and couldn't help but stare in wonder at the romantically lit Arc de Triomphe.
Shiny things make people stare in awe and want to touch.
Oblivious to her frozen stare, his black eyes fixed on Bordeaux as he dashed for cover.
He returned her gaze, hoping she would back off, but she continued to blatantly stare, then finally dropped the mask.
There, transfixed, visitors stare at the projected animations of Jan Svankmajer.
She returned his stare.
While experiencing the night terror the child is extremely disoriented and may stare straight ahead, eyes wide open, with the dark centers (pupils) enlarged.
For example, during a reunion with the primary caregiver, the child may look away or even display a blank stare when being held.
Connie gave him an icy stare.
She ignored the meat, fixing him with a cold stare.
Carmen continued to stare at him.
A person can either induce the pictorial hallucinations (he may discover his capacity by accident, like George Sand, as she tells in her Memoirs - and other cases are known), or he cannot induce them, though he stare till his eyes water.
He was gone, but she almost felt the cold stare of the other man who had been in her apartment.
And I 'm sure, beneath the vacant stare, he 's a lovely man.
Take charge of a number of unique weapons and stare in awe as you reverse gravity and travel through rips in space-time to fight the fiends.
Sodus point is a great place to go and bike, hike or simply sit and stare at the water.
She mustered a cold stare.
It was a wonder even the parading pets didn't stop and stare.
When Carmen continued to stare at her, she threw her hands in the air.
Elisabeth shot him a warning stare.
Dean continued to stare.
The road rose, and she stopped at its peak to stare at the small village edging a wide bay below.
The Tiber sends back a glassy stare in the darkness.