👀stare

verb
/stɛə/

Meaning

to look at something with a fixed gaze

Example Sentences

She stared at the painting for hours.

Example Expressions

stare someone down

Synonyms

gaze, glance, look, peer

Antonyms

ignore, avert

Collocations

stare at, stare down, stare in awe

More Example Sentences

They stared as if they had never seen snow.

I’m quick to get nervous whenever people stare.

He stared at the map as though it was written in code.

Related Vocabularies

to entice or attract someone to do something, often something wrong or unwise
to make a written copy of spoken words or notes
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To return to a normal state of health, mind, or strength; to regain or save something.
to lessen or restrain; to diminish the force or intensity of something
to cut or tear something with the teeth

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