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stare

/stɛɚ/noun, verb1 syllable

Stare means: look at with fixed eyes.

Synonyms for stare4

verb, as in look at with fixed eyes

also used for stare

gaw, gloar, glom

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What does stare mean?3

verb

1

look at with fixed eyes“The students stared at the teacher with amazement”

2

fixate one's eyes“The ancestor in the painting is staring down menacingly”

noun

1

a fixed look with eyes open wide

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with stare?51

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All 51 rhymes for stare, grouped by syllable

Stare in a sentence

  • Don't stare too much into the sunlight, you'll ruin your eyes.LoverofEnglish
  • When you're meant to look moody and searching, just stare blankly at the wall.kiryopi
  • In life full of care, there is no time to stop and stare.DJ_Saidez
  • Daddy, let's see if you can out-stare me.CK
  • So what, you just stare at his picture and jack off?sabretou
  • If you stare at the sky, you'll miss the target.unknown
  • If you try to stare down a bear, it will maim you.mccarras
  • It's okay to look, but it's rude to stare.Hybrid

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of stare

as a noun

plural
stares

as a verb

past tense
stared
present participle
staring
third-person singular
stares
past participle
stared