stare
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1.0
- noun
- /stɛr/
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- A slow transformation led her from wide-open stares and shudders to the brief sighs of yearning.
- a blank stare
- a direct stare
- a cold stare
I mean that you still have the stone cold stare when you heard that.
- I mean that you still have the stone cold stare when you heard that.
- Would not break her stare until I was sort of like, hello.
- So how much staring into a small visual aperture is too much?
- And I said, oh, like Quincy and the the blank stare that she gave me.
- Or is this just like a long, hard stare into the dark recesses of my end?
- And it's this blank stare that you get over the radio, blank stare.
- So anyway, are you now you've described that stare that that you saw.
- As if scribbled, the withheld stares back onto its insolent intention.
Examples
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My grandfather saw our blank stares and asked Jacob if he wanted to go to the steelyard.
Fiction book (1990) -
We get a blank stare because the child has no idea.
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I mean that you still have the stone cold stare when you heard that.
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Her question, along with a cold stare, effectively shut down the conversation even though I explained it.
Academic text (2015) -
I often get a shocked blank stare like they have never thought of that.
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The words were cold, this piercing stare warning in itself.
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Tom fixes him with a level stare, then takes a sip of his drink.
Fiction book (1990) -
With his sootiness and vacant stare, he reminded me of a Russian train conductor.
Fiction book (1991) -
Astonished, distressed and furious stares followed him.
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She gave him a long, cold stare that made him feel uncomfortable.
Synonyms
18
3.9
An angry stare that shows strong dislike
8
3.5
A long, careful look at someone or something
2
7.4
A fierce look that shows anger or dislike
2
4.8
An open-mouthed look of surprise or wonder
2
4.6
A fixed unfriendly look that shows anger or disapproval
A hard, cold look that shows no feeling
Idioms
Compounds
- Formal
2
9.9
A rule that courts follow earlier decisions in similar cases to keep the law stable
How Intense
Surface Forms
Etymology
Stare as a noun comes from the same idea of being 'fixed' and 'rigid', so a stare is a long, unmoving look that often shows surprise, curiosity, or anger.