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staringly

staringly

7.3
Looking at something for a long time with great focus
  • adverb
  • /ˈstɛrɪŋli/
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  • He stood staringly at the screen, unable to believe what he was seeing.

Examples

  • He sat staringly at the computer screen, trying to solve the problem.

  • The child looked staringly at the magician, amazed by the trick.

  • She gazed staringly at the horizon, lost in her thoughts.

  • She looked at him staringly.

  • He gazed staringly at the painting.

  • The audience watched staringly as the magician pulled a rabbit out of the hat.

  • She stared staringly at the detailed artwork, completely mesmerized by its colors.

Synonyms

watchfully
vsstaringly
1 3.2

In a careful way while looking for danger or sudden movement

shows a fixed intense gaze focused on one object not vigilance

How Intense

fixedly
2 4.8
staringly
7.3
attentively
9 3.0
casually
103 2.5

Surface Forms

staringly positive

Morphology

staringly = staring (transparent) = stare + ing + ly

Formed from the adjective 'staring' + '-ly'; the meaning 'in a staring manner' is directly derived and obvious to learners.

Etymology

Staringly comes from the simple verb stare ('look fixedly') plus the ending -ly, so it describes doing something in a way that involves staring, like gazing long and hard at the horizon.