staring

stare  (stâr)

v. stared, star·ing, stares

v.intr.

1. To look directly and fixedly, often with a wide-eyed gaze. See Synonyms at gaze.

2. To be conspicuous; stand out.

3. To stand on end; bristle, as hair or feathers.

v.tr.

To look at directly and fixedly: stared him in the eyes.

n.

An intent gaze.

Phrasal Verb:

stare down

To cause to waver or give in by or as if by staring.

Idiom:

stare (one) in the face

1. To be plainly visible or obvious; force itself on (one's) attention: The money on the table was staring her in the face.

2. To be obvious though initially overlooked: The explanation had been staring him in the face all along.

3. To be imminent or unavoidable: Bankruptcy now stares us in the face.

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[Middle English staren, from Old English starian; see ster-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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starer n.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	staring - (used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder; "staring eyes" agaze opened, open - used of mouth or eyes; "keep your eyes open"; "his mouth slightly opened"
	2.	staring - without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth" arrant, double-dyed, sodding, utter, thoroughgoing, unadulterated, perfect, pure, everlasting, consummate, complete, stark, gross unmitigated - not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity; sometimes used as an intensifier; "unmitigated suffering"; "an unmitigated horror"; "an unmitigated lie"

Translations

staring [ˈstɛərɪŋ] ADJ → que mira fijamente, curioso; [eyes] → saltón; (in fear) → lleno de espanto

staring

adj → starrend attr; staring eyes → starrer Blick