Stare in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
Stare in Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ
Stare in Marathi मराठी
Stare in Sindhi سنڌي
Stare in Tamil தமிழ்
Stare in English
- stare⇄expr. stare down, to confuse or embarrass by staring; abash.
Ex. The Colombian government and foreign groups complete formalities for the resumption of aid after almost a year of trying to stare each other down (New York Times). - stare⇄expr. stare up and down, to gaze at or survey from head to foot.
Ex. They are staring me up and down like a wild animal (Henry Seton Merriman). - stare⇄noun a long and direct look with the eyes wide open.
Ex. The doll's eyes were set in an unchanging stare. A stony British stare (Tennyson). - stare⇄stare, verb, stared,staring,noun.
- stare⇄v.i. 1. to look long and directly with the eyes wide open; gaze fixedly. A person stares in wonder, surprise, stupidity, curiosity, or from mere rudeness.
Ex. The little girl stared in wonder at the doll in the window.
(SYN) gape.
2. - stare⇄v.t. to bring to a (specified) condition by staring.
Ex. to stare a person into silence.